This reminds me of the joke wherein a young lad cannot correctly remember his new school teahcer's name when asked by his father: "What is your new teacher's name?"
When the teacher told her students she said: "My name is MISS PRUSSY - as in PUSSY with an "R" ...
What I love about "Deadwood": They call a monosyllable a monosyllable and manage it with Victorian elegance in every vulgar application imaginable. It's one of the very few television shows I'd say was high art and probable genius
Great post. When I see something like that entry for Monosyllable it brings home the mind-boggling magnitude of the rich and marvelous centuries of creative linguistic history that preceded us.
Whenever I see the airline name Aer Lingus I laugh.
This reminds me of the joke wherein a young lad cannot correctly remember his new school teahcer's name when asked by his father: "What is your new teacher's name?"
When the teacher told her students she said: "My name is MISS PRUSSY - as in PUSSY with an "R" ...
Interesting column Dan- See You Next Tuesday
What I love about "Deadwood": They call a monosyllable a monosyllable and manage it with Victorian elegance in every vulgar application imaginable. It's one of the very few television shows I'd say was high art and probable genius
Great post. When I see something like that entry for Monosyllable it brings home the mind-boggling magnitude of the rich and marvelous centuries of creative linguistic history that preceded us.
Who is George?