'I am' is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that 'I do' is the longest sentence?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
'No' is the second shortest word in the English language, but one of the hardest to say.
I will be brief. Not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the world's shortest speech. He said I will be so brief I have already finished, and he sat down.
In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.
You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly takes far more time than writing at length.
Life is too short. I don't have time to speak slowly.
I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
I write in the most distressingly slow way in terms of punctuation and grammar.
Like, What is the least often heard sentence in the English language? That would be: Say, isn't that the banjo player's Porsche parked outside?
I'm a language-oriented writer who proceeds sentence by sentence.