language use quotes

A speech idiosyncrasy, in the same way as an air quote, is really justifiable only if it’s employed very sparingly and if the user consciously intends to be using it.

As Bromberger observed, rules are understood to be elements of the computational systems that determine the sound and meaning of the infinite array of expressions of a language; the information so derived is accessed by other systems in language use.

Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn’t mean anything else.

Swearing is industry language. For as long as we’re alive it’s not going to change. You’ve got to be boisterous to get results.