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The belief that words have a meaning of their own account is a relic of primitive word magic, and it is still a part of the air we breathe in nearly every discussion.

Charles Kay Ogden

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If you do not accuse each other, God will not accuse you. If you have no accuser you will enter heaven. . . . What many people call sin is not sin; I do many things to break down superstition, and I will break it down.
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Charles Kay Ogden

Charles Kay Ogden

Born: June 1, 1889
Died: March 20, 1957 (aged 67)
Bio: Charles Kay Ogden was an English linguist, philosopher, and writer.
Known for:
  1. The Meaning of Meaning (1923)
  2. Bentham's Theory of Fictions (1932)
  3. The foundations of aesthetics (1922)
  4. General Basic English Dictionary (1940)
  5. From Bentham to Basic English

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