Russell, Bertrand -- Comment, The Brains Trust, BBC Radio (1948-04-26)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

I am firm. You are obstinate. He is a pig-headed fool.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Comment, The Brains Trust, BBC Radio (1948-04-26)
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Offered as a game, "Conjugations" (today referred to by linguists as "Russell Conjugations" or "Emotive Conjugations"). The publication The New Statesman and Nation subsequently ran a competition for similar "irregular verbs," which were later printed (1948-05-15), along with the quote from Russell.

Sometimes misattributed to British journalist Katharine Whitehorn.

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Russell, Bertrand -- Comment, The Brains Trust, BBC Radio (1948-04-26)