Solecism Quotes

7 quotes by 5 authors

• To believe in luck, if it were not a solecism so to use the word believe, is skepticism. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
• A judiciary independent of a king or executive alone, is a good thing; but independence of the will of the nation is a solecism, at… — Thomas Jefferson
• A government without the power of defense! It is a solecism. — James Q. Wilson
• I like texting as much as the next kidult - and embrace it as yet more evidence, along with email, that we live now in… — Will Self
• In truth, even if they have an imperfect insight into their own methods, I still slightly mistrust writers of fiction who are assured literary critics;… — Will Self
• The rule is: the word 'it's' (with apostrophe) stands for 'it is' or 'it has'. If the word does not stand for 'it is' or… — Lynne Truss
• To purposely concoct older characters of a sunny disposition would be as much of a solecism as deliberately fabricating arrhythmic blacks, spendthrift Jews, slacker Japanese… — Will Self

Who Wrote These Solecism Quotes

5 authors contributed a total of 7 Solecism Quotes as follows:

• 3 Solecism Quotes by Will Self
• 1 Solecism Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
• 1 Solecism Quote by Thomas Jefferson
• 1 Solecism Quote by James Q. Wilson
• 1 Solecism Quote by Lynne Truss