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If you call me Anne please call me Anne spelled with an E.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Anne's whole character in one plea: a girl with nothing who still insists on the right to a bit of romance in her own name. The joke is that she wins; Marilla goes along with it, and so have generations of readers. The spelling plea is a running gag in fandom, a way to correct anyone who drops the E, and shorthand for the small details you refuse to give up.
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In context
Spoilers for Anne of Green GablesShow the scene
Anne Shirley's first evening at Green Gables, chapter III, "Marilla Cuthbert Is Surprised". The Cuthberts sent for a boy to help Matthew on the farm, and the orphan asylum has sent a girl. Over supper Marilla asks what to call her, and Anne first begs to be called Cordelia, which she has always imagined is her real name. When Marilla says Anne is a good, sensible name, Anne gives way, with one condition: it must be spelled with an E, because it looks "so much more distinguished".
Sources (1)
- Anne of Green Gables, Project GutenbergChapter III, Marilla Cuthbert Is SurprisedReference checked
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