Quotes about Semantics

When I make a word do a lot of work like that,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'I always pay it extra.

The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.

So here's a question for you. How old did you say you were?' Alice made a short calculation, and said 'Seven years and six months.' 'Wrong!' Humpty Dumpty exclaimed triumphantly. 'You never said a word like it!' 'I though you meant How old ARE you?' Alice explained. 'If I'd meant that, I'd have said it,' said Humpty Dumpty. Alice didn't want

Threequarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.

The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it.