 When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean— neither more nor less." "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things." "The question is," said Humpty...  The Language War - Page 227by Robin Tolmach Lakoff - 2000 - 332 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | 1912 - 788 pages
..." ' The question is,' said Alice, ' whether you can make words mean so many different things.' " ' The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, ' which is to be master — that's all.' " Alice was too much puzzled to say anything, so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again. ' They've... | |
 | Popular culture - 1932 - 1028 pages
...less." "The question is", said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different "—or things." "The question is", said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master — that's all." I only affirm that without a child's help Wonderland could not have been, and that without the childlike... | |
 | Lewis Carroll - Adventure and adventurers - 1897 - 232 pages
...less." " The question is," said Alice, " whether you can make words mean so many different things/ " The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, " which is to be master — that's all." Alice was to much puzzled to say anything, so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again. " They've a... | |
 | Lady Victoria Welby - English language - 1897 - 164 pages
...' The question is ', said Alice, ' whether you can make one word mean so many different things '. ' The question is ', said Humpty Dumpty, ' which is to be master, that's all. . . . They've a temper some of them — particularly verbs, they're the proudest ; adjectives you can... | |
 | Christine Terhune Herrick - Cooking, American - 1900 - 306 pages
...behind the lookingglass — "the question is whether you can make words mean so many different things." "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master; that's all." Shall we rule our houses or have our houses rule us? Most of us have to make the choice sooner or later.... | |
 | Frederick Brigham De Berard - Literature - 1905 - 330 pages
...nor less." "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things." "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master — that's all." Alice was too much puzzled to say anything, so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again. "They've a... | |
 | Franklin Benjamin Dyer, Mary J. Brady - Readers - 1916 - 332 pages
...nor less." "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things." "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master, that's all." Alice was too much puzzled to say anything, so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again. "They've a... | |
 | Arthur Holmes - Geology - 1920 - 300 pages
...less." " The question is," said Alice, " whether you can make a word mean so many different things." " The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, " which is to be master — that's all." Alice Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll). Two main difficulties stand in the way of universal... | |
 | Archibald Ewing Stevenson - Prohibition - 1927 - 174 pages
...or less.' 'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.' 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master — that's all.' " That is precisely the question. It is quite certain, however, that the people of the several States... | |
 | Arthur Holmes - Petroleoy - 1928 - 304 pages
...less." " The question is," said Alice, " whether you can make a word mean so many different things." " The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, " which is to be master — that's all." Alice Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll). Two main difficulties stand in the way of universal... | |
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