Quote of the day
There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual.
Otto Jespersen
Born: July 16, 1860
Died: April 30, 1943 (aged 82)
Bio: Jens Otto Harry Jespersen or Otto Jespersen was a Danish linguist who specialized in the grammar of the English language.
Known for:
- The Philosophy of Grammar (1924)
- Language: Its Nature, Development and Origin (1922)
- Growth and Structure of the English Language (1905)
- Analytic syntax (1937)