[Ads-l] Postage Stamp Quotation Controversy

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Thanks Stephen for pointing to Erin McKean's great article in the New
York Times about the postage stamp story and the larger topic of
misquotations. Here is a short link:

http://nyti.ms/1ybKhCg

Glad that the NYT found a knowledgeable person with an entertaining
tale of direct experience. Erin ends her article perfectly with a
lovely twist on a statement that is often misattributed to Maya
Angelou:

Erin's version: They may forget who said it - but they will never
forget how it made them feel

Common version: They may forget what you said, but they will never
forget how you made them feel.

Some background: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/04/06/they-feel/

Erin kindly mentioned the Quote Investigator. Kudos to the person who
converted the mention into a working link.

Garson

On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 6:48 AM, Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:
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