if we can put in all the words, no longer have that artificial distinction between good and bad, we can really describe the language like scientists. We can leave the aesthetic judgments to the writers and the speakers. If we can do that, then I can spend all my time fishing, and I don't have to be a traffic cop anymore.


TED2007 (March 2007)

Erin McKean Quotes

If we can put in all the words, no longer have that artificial distinction between good and bad, we can really describe the language like scientists. ...

If we can put in all the words, no longer have that artificial distinction between good and bad, we can really describe the language like scientists. ...

If we can put in all the words, no longer have that artificial distinction between good and bad, we can really describe the language like scientists. ...

If we can put in all the words, no longer have that artificial distinction between good and bad, we can really describe the language like scientists. ...