 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 Dial - Página 3111914Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Lewis Carroll - 1897 - 252 páginas
...argument for you ! '" " But ' glory ' doesn't mean ' a nice knockdown argument,' " Alice objected. " When / 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... | |
 | Lewis Carroll - 1897 - 232 páginas
...knock-down argument for you!'" " But ' glory ' doesn't mean ' a nice knockdown argument/ " Alice objected. " When / 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... | |
 | Lewis Carroll - 1902 - 340 páginas
...argument for you!'" "But 'glory' doesn't mean 'a nice knock-down argument,'" Alice objected. " 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... | |
 | Frederick Brigham De Berard - 1902 - 422 páginas
...argument for you!' " "But 'glory' doesn't mean 'a nice knock-down argument,' " Alice objected. "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... | |
 | Frederick Brigham De Berard - 1905 - 330 páginas
...argument for you!' " "But 'glory' doesn't mean 'a nice knock-down argument,' " Alice objected. "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what 1 choose it to mean — neither more nor less." "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make... | |
 | 1907 - 398 páginas
...subject of Vers de Societe seem somewhat in the position of the charming philosopher of Wonderland fame: '"When / 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... | |
 | 1907 - 394 páginas
...Vers de Societe seem somewhat in the position of the charming philosopher of Wonderland fame: '"When 7 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... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1980 - 790 páginas
...interpretation. This recalls Lewis Carroll's classic advice on the construction of language: " 'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what / choose it to mean — neither more nor less.' " Through the Looking Glass, in The Complete Works... | |
 | Clement Charles Julian Webb - 1915 - 384 páginas
...biology, are alleged by Dr. Wilde, which in his judgement will admit of no other explanation. ' " 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." ' 1 Humpty Dumpty had certainly a more fortunate experience'... | |
 | 1916 - 204 páginas
...'glory,' " Alice said. "But 'glory' doesn't mean 'a nice knock-down argument,' " Alice objected. "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... | |
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