Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
H. W. Fowler

Born: March 10, 1858
Died: December 26, 1933 (aged 75)
Bio: Henry Watson Fowler was an English schoolmaster, lexicographer and commentator on the usage of the English language.
Known for:
- A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926)
- The King's English (1906)
- Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
- The King's English Abridged for School Use (1908)