Spelling Quotes

• My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.

  A. A. Milne

  Writing, English Grammar, Letters

  Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) ch. 6

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• To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

  Victor Hugo

  Book, Reading, Healing

  Victor Hugo (1980). “Les misérables”, Viking Pr

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• When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.

  Marilyn vos Savant

  Strong, Perfect, Negative

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• Good English, well spoken and well written will open more doors than a college degree... Bad English will slam doors you don't even know exist.

  William Raspberry

  Education, Writing, Opportunity

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• Spelling is improved when reading is done.

  Stephen D. Krashen

  Reading, Done

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• Let grammar, punctuation, and spelling into your life! Even the most energetic and wonderful mess has to be turned into sentences.

  Terry Pratchett

  Writing, Punctuation, Wonderful

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• Spelling mistakes in a letter is like a bug on a white shirt.

  Faina Ranevskaya

  Mistake, White, Letters

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• I quit school in the sixth grade because of pneumonia. Not because I had it, but because I couldn't spell it.

  Rocky Graziano

  Funny, Sports, School

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• You can't help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn't spell it right; but spelling isn't everything. There are days when spelling Tuesday simply doesn't count.

  A. A. Milne

  Tuesday, Helping, Cute Winnie The Pooh

  'The House at Pooh Corner' (1928) ch. 5

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• Command of English, spoken or written, ranks at the top in business. Our main product is words, so a knowledge of their meaning and spelling and pronunciation is imperative. If a man knows the language well, he can find out about all else.

  William Feather

  Men, Language, Pronunciation

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• Spellings are made by people. Dictionaries - eventually - reflect popular choices.

  David Crystal

  People, Choices, Made

  "David Crystal: the story of English spelling" by David Crystal, www.theguardian.com. August 23, 2012.

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• I love the feeling of creating pictures in someone's mind just by spelling out the right lyrical combination.

  Billy Sherwood

  Creating, Feelings, Mind

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• I cannot write in English, because of the treacherous spelling. When I am reading, I only hear it and am unable to remember what the written word looks like.

  Albert Einstein

  Reading, Writing, Looks

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.428, Princeton University Press

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• I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.

  Mark Twain

  Book, Beer, Men

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  Whenever you correct someone's grammar just remember that nobody likes you.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Comedian, Likes, Remember

  FaceBook post by Jim Gaffigan from Apr 24, 2012

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• Take care that you never spell a word wrong. Always before you write a word, consider how it is spelled, and, if you do not remember, turn to a dictionary. It produces great praise to a lady to spell well. to his daughter Martha

  Thomas Jefferson

  Daughter, Writing, Caring

  Thomas Jefferson, Joyce Appleby, Terence Ball (1999). “Jefferson: Political Writings”, p.45, Cambridge University Press

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• ORTHOGRAPHY, n. The science of spelling by the eye instead of the ear.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Eye, Science, Ears

  Ambrose Bierce (1996). “Poems of Ambrose Bierce”, p.75, U of Nebraska Press

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• A man's grammar, like Caesar's wife, must not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity.

  Edgar Allan Poe

  Writing, Men, Wife

  "The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe".

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• The story of English spelling is the story of thousands of people - some well-known, most totally unknown - who left a permanent linguistic fingerprint on our orthography.

  David Crystal

  People, Stories, Well Known

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• Language is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines.

  Bill Bryson

  Fashion, Writing, Matter

  Bill Bryson (1990). “The Mother Tongue”, William Morrow Paperbacks

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• The thing with kids is that you only get one chance to do it right. It's really important to share their gifts while they're discovering them. That's why spelling bees are such a compelling story. They stimulate them intellectually, they awaken their competitive spirit, but it's fun. There's something fun about words.

  Laurence Fishburne

  Fun, Kids, Important

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• The only stupid thing about words is the spelling of them.

  Laura Ingalls Wilder

  Stupid, Little House On The Prairie, Stupid Things

  Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane (1988). “A Little House sampler”, Univ of Nebraska Pr

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• Spelling is difficult because there are too many rules. Silent letters only exist to make it harder for illegal immigrants to learn English.

  Daniel Tosh

  Immigration, Letters, Silent

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• A kiss can be a comma, a question mark, or an exclamation point. Thats basic spelling that every woman ought to know.

  Mistinguett

  Love, Dream, Women

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• I think a badly crafted, great idea for a new film with a ton of spelling mistakes is just 100 times better than a well-crafted stale script.

  Alexander Payne

  Mistake, Thinking, Ideas

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