Robert A. Heinlein quote about language from Stranger in a Strange Land - English is the largest human tongue; its variety, subtlety, and irrational idiomatic complexity make it possible to say things in English which cannot be said in any other language.
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“ English is the largest human tongue; its variety, subtlety, and irrational idiomatic complexity make it possible to say things in English which cannot be said in any other language. ”
 Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land (1961). copy citation

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Author Robert A. Heinlein
Source Stranger in a Strange Land
Topic language subtlety English
Date 1961
Language English
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Robert A. Heinlein quote about language from Stranger in a Strange Land - English is the largest human tongue; its variety, subtlety, and irrational idiomatic complexity make it possible to say things in English which cannot be said in any other language.
Robert A. Heinlein quote about language from Stranger in a Strange Land - English is the largest human tongue; its variety, subtlety, and irrational idiomatic complexity make it possible to say things in English which cannot be said in any other language.