Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Joseph Greenberg
Born: May 28, 1915
Died: May 7, 2001 (aged 85)
Bio: Joseph Harold Greenberg was an American linguist, principally known for his work in two areas, linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages.
Known for:
- The theory of social situations (1990)