Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs. — A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs. — A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs. — A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs. — A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs. — A.B. Guthrie Jr.
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Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs.

— A.B. Guthrie Jr.
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