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All language begins with speech, and the speech of common men at that, but when it develops to the point of becoming a literary medium it only looks like speech.

Raymond Chandler
Men, Looks, Speech
Raymond Chandler (2002). “The Simple Art of Murder”, p.20, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
All language begins with speech, and the speech of common men at that, but when it develops to the point of becoming a literary medium it only looks like speech.