New Orts #45

November 24 MMXXIV

Words are chameleons, which reflect the colour of their environment.
— Judge Learned Hand  (1872-1961)

Each word is in itself a small orchestra in which the vowel is the voice and the consonant the instrument, the accompaniment.
— Victor Hugo, via Jacques Barzun

Every word was once a poem.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English—up to fifty words used in correct context—no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.
— Carl Sagan