Why on earth do we want closer connection with England? We have little in common with English people except our language. We are fast becoming an entirely different people.
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Nationality: Australian Type: Writer Born: June 17, 1867 Death: September 2, 1922 |
“No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man.”
“This African American Vernacular English shares most of its grammar and vocabulary with other dialects of English. But it is distinct in many ways, and it is more different from standard English than any other dialect spoken in continental North America.”