Churchill sa aldrig "Blood, sweat and tears". Vad han egentligen sade: "Blood, toil, tears and sweat."
Karl Marx sa aldrig "Religion is the opiate of the masses". Han sade: "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."
Voltaire sa aldrig: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it", utan "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." from Voltaire's Essay on Tolerance."
Det kom aldrig ett anrop från Apollo 13 som löd: "Houston, we have a problem". Däremot "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here," och "Houston, we've had a problem".
Några fraser från film, tv-serier och böcker som aldrig yttrades eller skrevs:
Startrek: Beam me up, Scotty
Sherlock Holmes: Elementary, my dear Watson
Tarzan: Me Tarzan, you Jane
Casablanca: Play it again, Sam
Starwars: Luke, I am your father
Dirty Harry: Do you feel lucky, punk?
John Wayne i Hondo: A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do
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