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Milton took vaudeville, which, if you look up 'vaudeville' in the dictionary, right alongside of it, it says 'Milton Berle' - and he made it just a tremendous party.

~Alan King

Topics: Alongside Dictionary He Just Look Made Milton Party Right Says Took Tremendous Up Vaudeville Which You

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The dictionary is like a time capsule of all of human thinking ever since words began to be written down. And exploring where words have come from can increase your understanding of the words themselves and expand your understanding of how to use the words, and all of this change happens in your thinking when you read the words.

~Andrew Clements

Topics: Began Change Come Dictionary Down Ever Expand Exploring Happens How Human Increase Like Read Since Themselves Thinking Time Understanding Use Where Words Written You Your

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I am a part of the old school where I feel that purity of the language should be retained. But English is a constantly evolving language where new words are being added to the dictionary, so I don't see any harm in experimenting with the language. Only poor editing standards need to be improved.

~Ashwin Sanghi

Topics: Added Am Any Being Constantly Dictionary Editing English Evolving Experimenting Feel Harm Improved Language Need New Old Old School Only Part Poor Purity School See Should Standards Where Words I Am I Feel

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If you read Bernard Hopkins' name in the dictionary, the definition would be 'discipline.'

~Bernard Hopkins

Topics: Bernard Definition Dictionary Discipline Hopkins Name Read Would You

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My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted.

~Beverly Cleary

Topics: Also Am Because Books Changing Constant Constantly Dictionary Distracted Down Favorite Interesting Knows List Practice Practise Reading Remained Use Want Word Writing I Am

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The word 'romance,' according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime.

~Billy Graham

Topics: According Adventure Dictionary Excitement Extremely Last Lifetime Means Real Romance Should Something Word

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Don't hate the word, playa; hate the dictionary.

~Brian Celio

Topics: Dictionary Hate Word

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The scholars and poets of an earlier time can be read only with a dictionary to help.

~Carl Sandburg

Topics: Dictionary Earlier Help Only Poets Read Scholars Time

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Well, first of all, I'm an incredibly gullible person - I'm so bad that when I said that to someone, my friend said, 'You know, 'gullible' isn't even in the dictionary.' And I said, 'Really?' As I was saying 'Really?' I will acknowledge that I then realized what was happening, but that's how bad I am.

~Carla Gugino

Topics: Acknowledge Am Bad Dictionary Even First First Of All Friend Gullible Happening How Incredibly Know My Friend Person Realized Really Said Saying Someone Then Well Will You I Am

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As far as I'm concerned, the only difference between fact and what most people call fiction is about fifteen pages in the dictionary.

~Charles De Lint

Topics: About As Far As Between Call Concerned Dictionary Difference Fact Far Fiction Fifteen Most Only Only Difference Pages People

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