It should be quite clear, then, that there are no criteria to be laid down in general for distinguishing the real from the not real.

Sentences are not as such either true or false.

You are more than entitled not to know what the word 'performative' means. It is a new word and an ugly word, and perhaps it doesnot mean anything very much. But at any rate there is one thing in its favor, it is not a profound word.

I feel ruefully sure, also, that one must be at least one sort of fool to rush in over ground so well trodden by the angels.

Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts.

A sentence is made up of words, a statement is made in words.... Statements are made, words or sentences are used.

In the one defense, briefly, we accept responsibility but deny that it was bad: in the other, we admit that it was bad but don't accept full, or even any, responsibility.