Compound Words

Famous quotes containing the words compound and/or words:

    “Put God in your debt. Every stroke shall be repaid. The longer the payment is withholden, the better for you; for compound interest on compound interest is the rate and usage of this exchequer.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “We are all aware that speech, like chemistry, has a structure. There is a limited set of elements—vowels and consonants—and these are combined to produce words which, in turn, compound into sentences.”
    —Roger Brown (b. 1925)