Ordinary English

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    “The ordinary man—we have to face it: it is every bit as true of the ordinary Englishman as of the ordinary American—is an Anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may want his neighbor to be governed, but he himself doesn’t want to be governed.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

    “It’s an ordinary day for Brian. Like, he died every day, you know.”
    —Pete Townshend (b. 1945)

    “[He] didn’t dare to, because his father had a weak heart and habitually threatened to drop dead if anybody hurt his feelings. You may have noticed that people with weak hearts are the tyrants of English married life.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)