tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10181681.post115872201392086523..comments2023-10-30T08:37:28.983-07:00Comments on Up the creek without a platypus: Of syllabic sludge and samaraiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10181681.post-1159137111518769562006-09-24T15:31:00.000-07:002006-09-24T15:31:00.000-07:00cap'n- yup. you found me out. I like words. Infact...cap'n- yup. you found me out. I like words. Infact, I think I would marry a few, if only they weren't so difficult to understand sometimes.<BR/><BR/>I've never read Lolita, but I was priveledged to have Nabokov as a guest lecturer in a creative writing class I took at Oberlin. anyone with such a comedic take on the tragic is ok in my book. and a russian accent doesn't hurt either:)<BR/><BR/>frustrated- I knew I wasn't alone in my phonetic butchery fetish. Maybe we should start a recovery group for those who fall off the social wagon and start mashing verbal mush during smalltalk...<BR/><BR/>dunzo- 1)ah.. the umlaut... I find the word 'naive' with a double-dotted i a little pretentious. But, my word program insisted upon it:) and 2)I'm still heels-over-head, so I was just joking about love not making the linguistic cut.It definitely kicks all other joys' booties!<BR/><BR/>dingobear- yeah, it really would be a shame to mess with the grammar of such a beautiful story! Oh, the ethical dilemnas of being a teacher..-chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18172093893175678691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10181681.post-1158991583956544342006-09-22T23:06:00.000-07:002006-09-22T23:06:00.000-07:00Haha, -c, I always suspected you were a romantic s...Haha, -c, I always suspected you were a romantic sucker for "linguistic muck." ;)<BR/><BR/>That's one über-profound story your student told ... I think it's better with the grammar they way it is!dingobearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069176619373442802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10181681.post-1158882729083770202006-09-21T16:52:00.000-07:002006-09-21T16:52:00.000-07:001) how'd you get the double dots over the 'i' in '...1) how'd you get the double dots over the 'i' in 'naive'?<BR/><BR/>2) I'm sorry but I beg to differ: love is (to me) a far greater satisfaction than reading or listening to muck.Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00943636613947216755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10181681.post-1158761190240371372006-09-20T07:06:00.000-07:002006-09-20T07:06:00.000-07:00I love a good mangling of the language too and enj...I love a good mangling of the language too and enjoy watching the listeners trying to decipher the carnage. You are correct, it is definitely a pure joy!Frustrated Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14454051930142948309noreply@blogger.com