Quote by Charles Dickens

Do you spell it with a V or a W?' inquired the judge. 'That depends upon the taste and fancy of the speller, my Lord'...

Do you spell it with a V or a W?' inquired the judge. 'That

Summary

This quote highlights the subjective and arbitrary nature of language and spelling. The judge's question reflects a common dilemma of spelling a word that can be expressed with either a "V" or a "W." The response - "That depends upon the taste and fancy of the speller" - suggests that the choice of spelling is a matter of personal preference rather than a definitive correct answer. It emphasizes the fluidity and flexibility of language, reinforcing the idea that spelling can sometimes be subjective and open to interpretation.

Topics

Judgement

By Charles Dickens

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally an

You don't really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a mixture of modernity and tradition.

Order Tradition Need You Exist

I am happy being able to play roles with people my age becau

I am happy being able to play roles with people my age because once you do something really mature there is no turning back.

Age

When the question arose whether I, as a member of the royal

When the question arose whether I, as a member of the royal family, should take part in active combat in the Falklands, there was no question in her mind, and it only took her two days to sort the issue.

War

For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other

For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; faith more firm in their unhallowed principles, the bad have fairly earned a victory over the weak, the vacillating, inconsistent good.

William Wordsworth

Defeat

Through first-class education, a generation marches down the

Through first-class education, a generation marches down the long uncertain road of the future with confidence.

Wynton Marsalis

Education

When I joined the Tour I studied the best players to see wha

When I joined the Tour I studied the best players to see what they did that I didn't do. I came to the conclusion that the successful players had the Three Cs: Confidence, Composure, Concentration.

Golf

I miss my family, and I like being a tourist when I go back.

I miss my family, and I like being a tourist when I go back.

Family

Most employees want to be involved in a successful business

Most employees want to be involved in a successful business and most employees are happy for people running successful businesses to be paid a reasonable wage and a market rate for it, provided they understand the reason. What they hate most of all is pay for failure.

Failure

Switzerland is a curst, selfish, swinish country of brutes,

Switzerland is a curst, selfish, swinish country of brutes, placed in the most romantic region of the world.

Lord (George Gordon) Byron

Nationalism Nation Nationality

A book, too, can be a star 'explosive material, capable of s

A book, too, can be a star 'explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly.

Madeleine L'Engle

Life Book Star

Loose and forbear!

Loose and forbear!

Language Mark Twain Medieval Pauper Prince The Prince And The Pauper

The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slo

The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.

Man Doubt