Words About Words

Words About Words
Words About Words is the home of the word- and language-related quotations that are sent out each day along with The Word Spy.

The quotation for Tuesday, November 22nd

Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say.
— Will Durant, American historian, New York World-Telegram, 1958

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