"Je pense qu’une langue se développe et elle s’hybride sans considérer la politique officielle. La valeur des mots dépend sur son usage et non pas sur une idéologie. L’hybridisme est une force naturelle, le résultat d’un monde qui rétrécit. Le langage pure n’existe pas. Toutes les langues du monde sont le produit d’une pollinisation croisée." -Acadieman Diaries

Translation for those of you who do not speak French :)

"I think that a language develops and hybridizes without consideration for the official policy. The value of words depends on their usage and not on any ideology. Hybridization is a natural force, the result of a narrowing world. A pure language does not exist. All the languages of the world are the result of cross-pollination."

This quotation perfectly sums up the purpose for my studies...the source can be found here:

Acadieman Diaries

"We are always in a hurry to be happy, M. Danglars; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune."

-Edmund Dantes, from The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas (Edited by David Coward, Published by Oxford University Press)

the birth of a well said word

I have long been a collector of quotes. I have notebooks full of my favorites and they litter my Facebook profile.

While reading The Count of Monte Cristo today, and dogearing pages in order that I could go back and add some meaningful words to my quote-book at a later date, I thought it might be a fun idea to create a blog in which to share some of my favorite words and invite others to share their's.

So, it is with this idea that "a well said word" is born. I hope to add quotations often and sometimes share some comments about them. I invite others to share their thoughts as well.