Quote of the day
To be stupid, and selfish, and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless.
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)







