Ambrose Bierce quote about words from The Devil's Dictionary - QUOTATION, n. The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. The words erroneously repeated.
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“ QUOTATION, n. The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. The words erroneously repeated. ”
 Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary (1911). copy citation

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Author Ambrose Bierce
Source The Devil's Dictionary
Topic words error quotation
Date 1911
Language English
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Ambrose Bierce quote about words from The Devil's Dictionary - QUOTATION, n. The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. The words erroneously repeated.
Ambrose Bierce quote about words from The Devil's Dictionary - QUOTATION, n. The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. The words erroneously repeated.