Otto Jespersen Quote

Slang is a linguistic luxury, it is a sport, and, like any other sport, something that belongs to the young.


Mankind, Nation and Individual (1946)


Slang is a linguistic luxury, it is a sport, and, like any other sport, something that belongs to the young.

Slang is a linguistic luxury, it is a sport, and, like any other sport, something that belongs to the young.

Slang is a linguistic luxury, it is a sport, and, like any other sport, something that belongs to the young.

Slang is a linguistic luxury, it is a sport, and, like any other sport, something that belongs to the young.