"We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language."
— Oscar Wilde

January 1, 1970

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Oscar Wilde
Original Language: English
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German: "Wir [Engländer] haben nahezu alles mit Amerika gemeinsam, außer natürlich die Sprache."

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The Canterville Ghost (1887). For history and analysis of the quote see Common Language.