Lewis Carroll Quote
I don't know what you mean by 'glory,' Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. Of course you don't---till I tell you. I meant 'there's a nice knock-down 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 mean so many different things.
Lewis Carroll
I don't know what you mean by 'glory,' Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. Of course you don't---till I tell you. I meant 'there's a nice knock-down 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 mean so many different things.