The Fact Of The Matter Is That

In A Sense, Every Form Of Expression Is Imposed Upon One By Social Factors, One's Own Language Above All.

A Firm, For Instance, That Does Business In Many Countries Of The World Is Driven To Spend An Enormous Amount Of Time, Labour, And Money In Providing For Translation Services.

Fashion Is Custom In The Guise Of Departure From Custom

These Examples Of The Lack Of Simplicity In English And French, All Appearances To The Contrary, Could Be Multiplied Almost Without Limit And Apply To All National Languages.

It Would, Of Course, Be Hopeless To Attempt To Crowd Into An International Language All Those Local Overtones Of Meaning Which Are So Dear To The Heart Of The Nationalist.