J.A.Wines

J. A. Wines is author of such popular books as 'My Grammar and I Or Should That Be Me? Old School Ways to Improve Your English' and 'Things to Do Before You're 40: Over 100 Imaginative, Inspirational and Irresponsible Ideas to Try Before You Grow Up'.

Quotes

Olga Subbotinahas quoted2 years ago
Webster’s dislike of words that weren’t pronounced the way they looked led him to decree that words such as centre and theatre should be spelled center and theater; he also dropped the silent u from words such as colour, favour and honour. In fact, Webster was single-handedly responsible for most of the differences between British and American spelling that survive to this day.
Olga Subbotinahas quoted2 years ago
college professor wrote on his blackboard: A woman without her man is nothing.
He then asked his students to punctuate the sentence.
All of the males in the class wrote: A woman, without her man, is nothing. All the females in the class wrote: A woman: without her, man is nothing.
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