Quote by Rosenstock Huessy

Grammar and logic free language from being at the mercy of the tone of voice. Grammar protects us against misunderstanding the sound of an uttered name; logic protects us against what we say have double meaning.

Grammar and logic free language from being at the mercy of t

Summary

This quote highlights the importance of grammar and logic in language. It suggests that utilizing proper grammar enables clearer communication as it helps us avoid misinterpreting the intended meaning of certain words or names based on their sound alone. Similarly, employing logic in our speech ensures that our statements do not carry unintentional double meanings, further promoting effective and unambiguous communication. In this way, grammar and logic provide a safeguard against confusion and misunderstanding, allowing language to convey messages accurately and independently from variations in tone or sound.

Topics

By Rosenstock Huessy

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

There is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own

There is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels for someone, for someone, pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echos.

Within the university... you can study without waiting for a

Within the university... you can study without waiting for any efficient or immediate result. You may search, just for the sake of searching, and try for the sake of trying. So there is a possibility of what I would call playing. It's perhaps the only place within society where play is possible to such an extent.

Jacques Derrida

Everyone is as God made him, and often a great deal worse.

Everyone is as God made him, and often a great deal worse.

Miguel de Cervantes

Most of the offers I get from Hollywood are for teen comedie

Most of the offers I get from Hollywood are for teen comedies. My manager thinks I'm crazy for turning down all that money, but I'm very picky.

Macaulay Culkin

You cannot be politically correct in a war.

You cannot be politically correct in a war.

Barack Obama knows that to create an economy built to last,

Barack Obama knows that to create an economy built to last, we need to focus on middle-class families. Families who stay up on Sunday nights pacing the floor, like my dad did, while their children, tucked in bed, dream big dreams. Families who aren't sure what Monday morning will bring, but who believe our nation's best days are still ahead.

Charles Schumer

Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine tre

Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.

Christmas Separation Of Church And State Secular

Before 'Twilight,' occasionally I would get the 'Hey are you

Before 'Twilight,' occasionally I would get the 'Hey are you that girl from that movie?' but no one knew my first and last name. The fans of the saga are amazing, and it's very flattering.

I just think that I'll never have plastic surgery if I'm not

I just think that I'll never have plastic surgery if I'm not in front of the camera. If you make your living selling this thing, which is the way you look, then maybe you do it. But trust me, the minute I'm directing or producing and not starring, I would never even think of it.

Rebecca De Mornay

For tis not in mere death that men die most.

For tis not in mere death that men die most.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

I believe it is time for new leadership that is able to leav

I believe it is time for new leadership that is able to leave the '70s behind.

I'm thinking about learning a few new things - like taking c

I'm thinking about learning a few new things - like taking classical guitar lessons - and I'd like to bring what I learn into hard rock.