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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