 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 - Página 227por Robin Tolmach Lakoff - 2000 - 332 páginasVista previa limitada - Acerca de este libro
 | 1912 - 788 páginas
..." ' 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... | |
 | 1932 - 1028 páginas
...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 - 1897 - 232 páginas
...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 - 1897 - 164 páginas
...' 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 - 1900 - 306 páginas
...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 - 1905 - 330 páginas
...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 - 1916 - 332 páginas
...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 - 1920 - 300 páginas
...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 - 1927 - 174 páginas
...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 - 1928 - 304 páginas
...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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