David Crystal 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. – David Crystal Development Quotes Diss Quotes Dissed Quotes Dissing Quotes Prefix Quotes Remarkable Quotes Verb Quotes You don’t usually get a compound word where the first part is a slang thing and the second part is a rather ordinary or formal thing – they don’t usually mix – but ‘gobsmacked’ is a perfect exception to that rule. 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.
Amybeth McNulty My great grandmother, Martha, was hired at 11 years old to be a worker to people. – Amybeth McNulty
Nick Robinson We were in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. It’s a nice town, but it’s aggressively quaint. They’ve got a popcorn shop above a waterfall and parades that come through town. It’s all-American. – Nick Robinson
Sallie Krawcheck In terms of challenges, I think finding the right people to maximize the chances the business will succeed is the hardest thing. You can crunch the numbers any way you want, but at the end of the day, you really need good employees and investors – and they aren’t always easy to find. – Sallie Krawcheck
Paul Guilfoyle The real rub is finding that authentic self and it’s not something that’s going to come to you overnight. – Paul Guilfoyle
ArtJohn Ciardi Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. – John Ciardi
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