He wanted to be sure that the witness would spell his name properly in any account penned for the general public: 1863 February 28, Chambers’s Journal of Popular Literature, Conducted by William and Robert Chambers, The Prose of Battles, Start, Quote, Column 1, W & R Chambers, London. … Continue readingĪs I cantered away he shouted after me: ‘Be sure you spell my name right! It’s Smith with e - S-m-i-t-h-e.’Īnother example from the military domain appeared in the 1866 book “Personal Recollections of Distinguished Generals”. The man stated that the projectile had “jest fell out o’ my leg”. A witness encountered a talkative soldier who displayed a ball as big as a thumb. In 1863 “Chambers’s Journal of Popular Literature” published an account from the U.S. Trying to convince observers to spell names correctly has a long history. There is nothing more dreadful to an author than neglect compared with which, reproach, hatred, and opposition, are names of happiness. In 1750 the famous lexicographer Samuel Johnson penned a thematically related statement about the desirability of public recognition even if it is negative: 1785, Harrison’s British Classicks, Volume 1, Reprint of the periodical “The Rambler” of Samuel Johnson, Issue Date of “The Rambler”: March 24, 1750, Quote page 7, … Continue reading Barnum - and I’ll be pleased anyway.” The blackmailer retired in confusion.īelow are additional selected citations in chronological order. “No matter, madam,” was his reply, “say anything you like about me, but spell my name right - P. Barnum was once interviewed by a woman who told him that she was writing a book, and that it would contain something disagreeable about him. Boldface added to excerpts by QI: 1888 August 8, The Evening News, The Table Gossip, Quote, Column 1, Franklin, Pennsylvania. He also operated a museum filled with curiosities and hoaxes. Barnum who was a founder of Barnum & Bailey Circus. Quote Investigator: The earliest strong match located by QI appeared in several U.S. Barnum, actress Mae West, baseball slugger Babe Ruth, and others. This notion has been credited to Broadway musical icon George M. Boost me or knock me it doesn’t mean a thing.I don’t care how much you pan me, but please spell the name correctly.
The unruffled response of the celebrity to this prospect was surprising. Johnston? Charley Murphy? Max Schmeling? Walter Winchell? Oscar Wilde? Samuel Johnson? Ed Sullivan?ĭear Quote Investigator: A person once planned to write an article or book containing derogatory material about a celebrity. Barnum? Mae West? Elinor Glyn? Babe Ruth? Damon Runyon? James J.
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