Glue Languages

Famous quotes containing the words glue and/or languages:

    Too much glue won’t stick, and too many words won’t either.
    Chinese proverb.

    The very natural tendency to use terms derived from traditional grammar like verb, noun, adjective, passive voice, in describing languages outside of Indo-European is fraught with grave possibilities of misunderstanding.
    Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897–1934)