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• The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.

  Speaker: Robert Burchfield, lexicographer (1923-2004)
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  Posted: 16 Nov 2008 at 3:56 PM
  Posted By: augmentedfourth
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  Tags: accordion, english, language
  Shared By: 2 members; wheaties, augmentedfourth

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• The history of popular music is littered with great partnerships. Rodgers had his Hammerstein, Lennon had his McCartney, and Lloyd Webber had… his photocopier…

  Speaker: Humphrey Lyttleton, radio host and jazz trumpeter (1921-2008)
  Source: BBC Radio 4, "I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue"
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  Posted: 05 Oct 2008 at 4:00 PM
  Posted By: augmentedfourth
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  Tags: music, partnerships, popular

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