Nor, I might add, did the NYT Spelling Bee accept caryatid. Tsk tsk.
Regarding Chrysanthemum, I was just recommending the picture book by that name to a friend. Author and illustrator, Kevin Henkes. One of the reasons it impressed me so completely was that the sound of the word is part of the rhythm of the story: the parents love the sound so much they give the name to their dear baby mouse, you see. I love a book for kids that shares a child's glorious delight in a new word, another aspect of the mystery of language. What a fun word.
Also, my house is now replete with Stet hats, one in each colour. Therefore I had to wear one to shul, and you'll be pleased to hear that my rabbi looked and said, "Sto, stare, steti, statum... But what is stet?" And now he knows.
I almost always include a copy of Chrysanthemum when buying books as baby presents -- like the other books I include, it is lovely to look at and fun to read. I'm just sorry some marketing person decided to slap a banner across the top of later editions that says "Be kind, be courageous, celebrate what makes you YOU!" It is, as Roger DeBris says in "The Producers", enough to make you heave.
Precisely. I couldn't agree more. It infuriates me that giving children excellent books, works of fine art and literature, isn't enough in its own right. We lecture them enough; let them have fine, beautiful books. Just lovely books.
The Mansfield exercise was a delight. So is my new "I am a copy editor" T-shirt. But despite its label, it is NOT khaki. It is a very dark shade of olive drab. You need to have a discussion with your Latvian providers. Or just change the catalog entry.
If I may make a Euro-observation: "khaki" over here is often used to refer to that army green (dark olive drab). The notion of khaki as a beige-tan neutral is a very US American association. This used to confuse me in my early years as an emigré.
The Latvians we not trying to be deceptive; seems like an honest mistake. They have real war-like behavior (from men in khaki) to contend with in the neighborhood and won't get fussed about your web guy.
I believe my subscription will run out before you post your lightly copyedited version of "The Garden Party," so I want to say thanks for responding to my comments and giving us all the fun of coming along on this project.
I'll read along even if I'm no longer eligible to post comments then. Maybe I'll re-join at some point, and likely I'll take your four-part course. As you put it, other assignments compel me first. Best wishes.
Read all of the "Garden Party" pieces this morning. Later, on the trolley, it occurred to me that, in Mansfield's original text, I read "mother" and "Mother" in the different ways children speak that word (neutral versus exasperation or need for attention). Now I have to read the whole piece again to see if that notion holds up.
All the direct-address “mother”s are lowercase (except of course at the beginning of sentences), and in my fantasy copyedited version I’m going to leave them that way.
(And I suspect I’ll also lowercase the single capped “Cook” among many “cook”s.)
Hate to disagree … but it’s RED (all in caps).
Nor, I might add, did the NYT Spelling Bee accept caryatid. Tsk tsk.
Regarding Chrysanthemum, I was just recommending the picture book by that name to a friend. Author and illustrator, Kevin Henkes. One of the reasons it impressed me so completely was that the sound of the word is part of the rhythm of the story: the parents love the sound so much they give the name to their dear baby mouse, you see. I love a book for kids that shares a child's glorious delight in a new word, another aspect of the mystery of language. What a fun word.
Also, my house is now replete with Stet hats, one in each colour. Therefore I had to wear one to shul, and you'll be pleased to hear that my rabbi looked and said, "Sto, stare, steti, statum... But what is stet?" And now he knows.
I didn’t play the Bee on the most recent “caryatid” day, but I’m pretty sure that it had already been a rejected word.
“Live and learn” does not seem to be a Bee byword, does it.
They just added linden! I remember the moment of acceptance vividly. I spilled coffee on my skirt.
I almost always include a copy of Chrysanthemum when buying books as baby presents -- like the other books I include, it is lovely to look at and fun to read. I'm just sorry some marketing person decided to slap a banner across the top of later editions that says "Be kind, be courageous, celebrate what makes you YOU!" It is, as Roger DeBris says in "The Producers", enough to make you heave.
Precisely. I couldn't agree more. It infuriates me that giving children excellent books, works of fine art and literature, isn't enough in its own right. We lecture them enough; let them have fine, beautiful books. Just lovely books.
The Mansfield exercise was a delight. So is my new "I am a copy editor" T-shirt. But despite its label, it is NOT khaki. It is a very dark shade of olive drab. You need to have a discussion with your Latvian providers. Or just change the catalog entry.
Never even noticed!
I’ll see if my web guy can adjust the listing without dragging us into a war with the Latvians.
If I may make a Euro-observation: "khaki" over here is often used to refer to that army green (dark olive drab). The notion of khaki as a beige-tan neutral is a very US American association. This used to confuse me in my early years as an emigré.
The Latvians we not trying to be deceptive; seems like an honest mistake. They have real war-like behavior (from men in khaki) to contend with in the neighborhood and won't get fussed about your web guy.
Well, just to make everyone as happy as possible, we’re now calling those shirts “olive drab,” so no one will be confused.
And we also just added caps in black and navy, because why not.
I believe my subscription will run out before you post your lightly copyedited version of "The Garden Party," so I want to say thanks for responding to my comments and giving us all the fun of coming along on this project.
I'll read along even if I'm no longer eligible to post comments then. Maybe I'll re-join at some point, and likely I'll take your four-part course. As you put it, other assignments compel me first. Best wishes.
And to you, Diana!
I’m happy that you’ve been here for this, and so kindly responsive!
I really enjoyed this reading with you . Thank you . 👌🏻
🙏🏻
Read all of the "Garden Party" pieces this morning. Later, on the trolley, it occurred to me that, in Mansfield's original text, I read "mother" and "Mother" in the different ways children speak that word (neutral versus exasperation or need for attention). Now I have to read the whole piece again to see if that notion holds up.
All the direct-address “mother”s are lowercase (except of course at the beginning of sentences), and in my fantasy copyedited version I’m going to leave them that way.
(And I suspect I’ll also lowercase the single capped “Cook” among many “cook”s.)