A.A. Milne book The House at Pooh Corner
Source: The House at Pooh Corner (1928), Chapter Five - Rabbit, speaking of Christopher Robin.
Source: The Impossible Knife of Memory
A.A. Milne book The House at Pooh Corner
Source: The House at Pooh Corner (1928), Chapter Five - Rabbit, speaking of Christopher Robin.
“Anyone who can only think of one way to spell a word obviously lacks imagination.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“I don't give a damn for a man who can only spell a word one way.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Unsourced in POP!: Create the Perfect Pitch, Title, and Tagline for Anything (2006) by Sam Horn.
Disputed
“Out of five hundred who speak glibly of love, not one can spell the first letter of his name.”
Marie de France medieval poet
Tel cinc cent parolent d'amur,
N'en sevent pas le pior tur,
Ne que est loiax druerie.
"Graelent", line 77; p. 149.
Misattributed
George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian
Source: George Carlin Reads to You: An Audio Collection Including Recent Grammy Winners Braindroppings and Napalm & Silly Putty
Mike Tyson (1966) American boxer
http://espn.go.com/boxing/columns/graham_tim/1560938.html
On his fans
“You're not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi.”
Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957) American actor
Attributed without citation in Vivian Cook, " Can they spell your name in Karachi? British and American style spelling http://homepage.ntlworld.com/vivian.c/Writings/Shorts/KarachiAmBrit.htm"
“Young bloods can't spell but they can rock you in Playstation”
Mos Def (1973) American rapper and actor
From "Mathematics"
Album Black On Both Sides
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838) English poet and novelist
(28th February 1824) Metrical Tales. Tale I. The Three Wells - A Fairy Tale
The London Literary Gazette, 1824