A Quote by Lewis Carroll on offense, pardon, politeness, confusion, semantics, meaning, and doublespeak

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'I beg your pardon?' Alice said with a puzzled air.
'I'm not offended,' said Humpty Dumpty.

Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898)

Source: Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Pages: Chapter 6

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