The book “English as She Is Taught” presented a large number of student answers to questions posed by classroom teachers. The publication of the book was facilitated by Twain, and the volume was inspired by an earlier Portuguese-English phrase book called “English as She Is Spoke” that was riddled with comical errors. Twain was reviewing a book that was about to be published under the same title as his essay. Yet, he did include a funny comment that contrasted weather and climate in an essay published in 1887 titled “English as She Is Taught”. There is no substantive evidence that Twain wrote or said the remark. Quote Investigator: Heinlein did include a version of this aphorism in his 1973 novel “Time Enough for Love” as you note. The only precise citation I could find was to a 1973 novel by the prominent science fiction writer Robert Heinlein. Several web sites attribute this remark to Mark Twain, but a source is never given. The climate is what you expect the weather is what you get. Le Row? Andrew John Herbertson? Anonymous?ĭear Quote Investigator: I am preparing a book about the weather and climate, and I would like to include the following quotation: Mark Twain? Robert Heinlein? A Schoolchild? Caroline B.
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