Word

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We shall never understand one another until we reduce the language to seven words.

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 – Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)
 – Sand and Foam [1926]

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Words are like leaves; and where they most abound,
Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.

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 – Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
 – An Essay on Criticism [1711], pt. II, l. 109

A word has the power to define, to bind, to create, to destroy. Truely, a poet has power undreamt of by kings.

A man of words and not of deeds
Is like a garden full of weeds.

'Right again, quite right,' said Mr Swiveller, 'caution is the word, and caution is the act.'

Words beginning with the »sn« sound in English are often unpleasant: snide, snob, snigger, sneer, snicker, snub, snert, snotty, snippy, snit, snarl, snore, sneak, snag. »Snow« is a word over which there is debate and even an annual change of heart. The first snowfall is almost always welcomed. Christmas snow is considered magical. But too much of a good thing for too long and March blizzards push »snow« into line with the rest of the »sn« words.

Which is more useful to you: a dictionary that tells you how to use a word or a dictionary that tells you how a word is used?

The word on my mind right now is >>weekend<<. It's only a few hours away!

I can't wait to get away from this office!!

Words derive their meaning from the surrounding words, just as human beings derive their meaning from interacting with other humans around them.

I think that Word is one of these strange softwares that can do anything except what you think it can do. It's not possible to write with this thing, but you can spend your day goofing with toolbars or including all types of spreadsheets or multimedia or even use it as the worst HTML-Editor ever.

I prefer ASCII, really.

Words are like prodigies. They may want to stay inside where it is safe and warm but they'll never live if they never play outside...and find themselves lost in the cold.

There is a purity in words that cannot be sullied by their use.

»Therefore« is a word the poet must not know.

(Andre Gide)

A word after a word after a word is power.

(Margaret Atwood)