Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.
Language
Certainly ordinary language has no claim to be the last word, if there is such a thing.
I’m really fascinated and you know I’ve been wondering about that usage of language, various breathing techniques and why in these practices language is being used in another way.
Revelation and the nature of truth must be viewed in reference to the structure of language.
It wasn’t a deliberate decision to become a poet. It was something I found myself doing – and loving. Language became an addiction.
I’d never really been content with just churning out these slim volumes every three or four years. I’ve always tried to think of poetry as an active ingredient in the language rather than just something that appears between the covers of thin books.
Of my English friends, I should find language too poor to speak the just praise and the excellence which shines in their characters and lives.
When you become fluent with language, it means you can write an entry in your journal or tell a joke to someone or write a letter to a friend. And it’s similar with new technologies.
The English Bible – a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power.
At any one time language is a kaleidoscope of styles, genres and dialects.