There were a few I use that I hadn't known were wrong, most notably "spitting image."
"Pernickety" surprised me. No idea that extra "s" (as in persnickety) was not supposed to be there.
The thing about the library is, you have to give them back. :-) I love to buy something knowing I can read it whenever I want to, instead of feeling like I'm on a deadline. But libraries are great for trying out new authors, and for something you can't wait to read, like a hardcover original that won't see paperback for another year.
"Pernickety" surprised me. No idea that extra "s" (as in persnickety) was not supposed to be there.
That one, too. I had no idea.
a hardcover original that won't see paperback
We don't have that separation in Israel - a book has just the one way to be published, just the one price.
I love my local library -- since I was a child I've always had a library card and used it extensively.
Now, I also use the University library.
And yet I still own TOO MANY BOOKS.
How is it possible?
Kathy, I was somewhat disappointed by
Everything is Illuminated,
though I'm fascinated by the idea of a movie. I thought the book was a brilliant idea, and the use of language is fantastic, but it's just difficult to read (which makes me sound like a lazy reader, I'm not).
And yet I still own TOO MANY BOOKS.
How is it possible?
It's not. There is no such thing. Unless you can't get out of your house for the books.
It's not. There is no such thing. Unless you can't get out of your house for the books.
Sounds like my first boyfriend, the only person I've ever met who could outlast me at a used bookstore.
100 most mispronounced words/phrases. There were a few I use that I hadn't known were wrong, most notably "spitting image."
For many of those, what a bunch of prescriptivist twerps infected with that unfortunate notion that the English are always right. The general smugness in the write up just made me desire to smack 'em. Hard. Probably with a copy of
Language Change: Progress or Decay
or
The Language Instinct.
It's not. There is no such thing. Unless you can't get out of your house for the books.
I can't get out of my side of the bed for books, and I'm out of shelf space. I may have too many.
I can't get out of my side of the bed for books, and I'm out of shelf space. I may have too many.
I have six boxes of books in my hallway, my bookshelves are full to the point where the books are two layers deep. There's a pile of books on my nightstand, a pile ontop of my radiator and another pile on the floor. too many?
I'm honestly seriously considering getting a storage area.
For many of those, what a bunch of prescriptivist twerps infected with that unfortunate notion that the English are always right. The general smugness in the write up just made me desire to smack 'em. Hard.
YES! Me too. So, it didn't used to be "spitting image." It also didn't used to be "good bye."
