David Crystal One of the lesser-known ways of making new words is to form a blend – and a blend is when you run two words together to make a third word. – David Crystal Blend Quotes Form Quotes Lesserknown Quotes Word Quotes You can say now, ‘I dissed him’ – to diss, I dissed him – or, ‘Stop dissing her’. And that’s the interesting thing, that it’s the prefix that’s become the verb! It’s a most remarkable development. Of all the mediums that influence language, I think film is the one that has the most effect. Not so much from the point of view of pronunciation and grammar. I don’t think we pick up very many sounds and grammatical instructions from the films we see – but the catchphrases.
Brock Pierce What happened at Mt. Gox is not an isolated incident. This is a plague that continues to play like a bad broken record. As long as this continues to happen, how are we ever going to instill confidence in this industry? How are we better than the old financial system? – Brock Pierce
James McCartney Growing up, I put a lot of pressure on myself. I felt with The Beatles legacy that there was pressure on me to do music, and while I always loved music and it was always around me at home, I thought about doing other things. – James McCartney
Frank Shorter You don’t run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe. – Frank Shorter
Deborah Raney I’ve been blessed with so many wonderful women friends throughout my life. – Deborah Raney
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