2 QUOTES WITH «MISQUOTATION»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
misquotation.
I improve on misquotation.
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISQUOTATION»
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misquotation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
misquotation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Myth. and. Misquotation. This is not a position I ever imagined occupying. In 1964
I was, I think, the first student in the annals of the sophomore history honors
seminar to get a C in that course. After that, I pretty much spent my time in English
...
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Lyric Quotation in Plato
76 Since it is impossible to determine whether or not there was a relationship
between the Gorgias and Polycrates' lost pamphlet, it seems fruitless to argue (as
does Wilamowitz) that Polycrates had corrected Plato's unintentional
misquotation ...
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The Shade of Homer: A Study in Modern Greek Poetry
CAVAFY. Chapter. Seven. Modes. of. misquotation. ' Homer's world was another
matter : it is not strange that he understood quite early on that he must leave it
behind. ' Seferis' statement about Cavafy's relationship with Homer is probably
one ...
4
Oscillation in Literary Modernism
Although there are various possible interpretations of the substitution of Murphy
for God in this misquotation, the more persuasive reasons tend to support a
Menippean philosophical playfulness, suggested by the very form of
misquotation ...
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Voicing America: Language, Literary Form, and the Origins of ...
The controversy was suddenly diverted into a new channel, by a misquotation.
Pleyel accused his companion of saying "polliceatur" when he should have said "
polliceretur? Nothing would decide the contest, but an appeal to the volume.
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The Panoplist, and Missionary Magazine
We have always considered, and wished our readers to consider, a designed
misquotation, made for the purpose of injuring a writer, or any other person, as
one of the foulest crimes. It is a crime not unfrequcntly committed, in this fallen
world; ...
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Correspondence and Disquotation: An Essay on the Nature of Truth
4. Misquotation. 1 . Toward Disquotationalism: Simple Disquotation Assume we
have a motivation to deflate the correspondence theory and to look for a really
bleak and austere account of truth for sentences — an account that avoids the ...
Marian Alexander David, 1994
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Placebo: Mind Over Matter in Modern Medicine
misquotation. and. systematic. misrepresentation,. the. original. studies that
Beecher cited would not have provided the evidence he needed. At the time,
nobody noticed the flaws in Beecher's article. His evidence was cited again and
again in ...
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"Nice Guys Finish Seventh": False Phrases, Spurious Sayings, ...
Sportswriters perked them up, and gave America one of its most familiar misquotations. Ralph Keyes points out in "Nice Guys Finish Seventh" that many of our best-known sayings, phrases, and quotations are inaccurate, misattributed, or both.
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Supplemental digest of decisions under the Interstate ...
(b) The mere misquotation of a rate does not justify an award of reparation, for
every shipper is presumed to know the rate applicable on his shipment, which
must be collected. Bowman Dairy Co. v. Am. Ry. Ex. Co., 118 I. C. C. 529. (cd)
While ...
Herbert Confield Lust, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission, 1928
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISQUOTATION»
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misquotation is used in the context of the following news items.
What to Measure If You're Mission Driven
My favorite Peter Drucker misquotation is, “If you can't measure it, you can't manage it.” Drucker wrote a great deal about how managers should ... «blogs.hbr.org, Jul 15»
Making Sense of the Madness
... Kyrgios a “mystery wrapped in an enigma” after his loss to Gasquet on Monday, and that's a good summation, even if it is a misquotation. «Tennis Magazine, Jul 15»
Vyapam Scam: Is Shivraj Singh Chouhan Helpless About …
He has offered condolences thereafter to the journalist and explained his misdemeanor as misquotation. His statement was on camera and one ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jul 15»
BJP Ministers: One Says Out With 377, Other Says It's A 'Genetic …
After all, the reporter even begged pardon for the misquotation. Sadananda Gowda. However, there is a problem when things are so terribly ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jul 15»
Nkrumahism, The Can Of Worms I Opened – Noam Chomsky The Liar
This is not a quote that can be characterised as misquotation; it is outright complete fabrication. Yet, he referenced it in his book. So I am not ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»
Maxime, steaking its claim to attract a younger crowd
Maxime is Georgetown's new ode to the French Revolution, so to misquote that era's most famous misquotation: Let them eat steak. That's the ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
Rand Paul Uses Fake Patrick Henry Quote In South Carolina Speech
This is a more complex misquotation, because it sounds like something Henry might have said — maybe during the 1790s, after he opposed ... «BuzzFeed News, Jun 15»
Angry lawyer-inventor reads “Stupid Patent of the Month,” files first …
The whole premise of this final statement is a misquotation, and the EFF's response points that out. "EFF firmly believes there were no false ... «Ars Technica, Jun 15»
Malorie Blackman: 'I've had to develop a thick skin'
One provocative misquotation was later used as a headline, and threatening tweets and racist abuse came flying thick and fast in my direction. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
Harvard professor apologizes to Rick Santorum
Putnam's misquotation came in a speech at the Thomas Fordham Institute on May 13, where he referred to comments made by an “unnamed ... «Politico, May 15»
