Marilyn vos Savant Quotes

Computers absolutely changed my life. Before I had a computer, I had never written one thing. Not one thing. I'm a very bad speller and I was embarrassed by that. When I would type, the little mistakes would make me nutty, and I would never edit anything.

What I mind in modern society very much is the awful lack of grammar.

I still like complete sentences that are grammatically correct without spelling errors. I don't always achieve this, and it is irksome to read a message I have sent and discover errors. I know I often leave out words in e-mail, not by choice, but because of the way my brain works.

I am a stickler for damn good writing.

Well,” said Stuart, “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone.

There never was an age in which so many people were able to write badly.

Once the grammar has been learned, writing is simply talking on paper and in time learning what not to say.

When I first came to this country I could not speak English. Now I get paid to write it.

I want to speak seventeen languages. When you think like that, you'll be consumed by failure. I'm haunted daily by what I don't know.

Anyone who doesn't read doesn't have any business writing.

You just can't make bad writing look good. But if you have good writing, you just say it, and it's almost done.

For me, the bottom line is what's on the page.

I love Duolingo. I'm learning Spanish on it, and it's such a good way to pass time on flights or the bus.

I can read and write in Hindi.

I still don't know whether I know how to write a sentence.

I can manage in six languages - Marathi and Gujarati, in addition to Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Bangla.

Only when you know the nuances of a language can you sing a song well.

I can't write - I don't even know how to punctuate.

I want to speak better English.

I'd love to master another language properly.

I'm studying Finnish, and it's one of the five most difficult languages in the world. And the more I learn, the more I realize that's definitely true.

I'm indeed excited to be termed as a hero who can command commercial respect in two languages at the same time.

There are many ways to improve your writing. Here's the bad news: 1.They all require hard work. 2.There is no magic bullet.

I am mastering my Hindi.

I learned English, French, Italian.