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We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good

There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."

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Katie M - Jul 17, 2004 6:52:04 pm PDT #5170 of 10002

I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

I got knocked out of the spelling bee in fourth grade for misspelling "jeep." Not that I didn't know perfectly well how it's spelled, but somehow what I said was "g-e-e-p." One of the great embarrassing moments of my childhood--I can still remember how loudly everyone laughed at me, the Smart Girl, for botching such a simple word!

"Zucchini." I meant z and said s. I felt awful. (to my classmates' credit, I don't remember getting laughed at.)

Polter-Cow - Jul 17, 2004 7:10:37 pm PDT #5171 of 10002

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

"Translate." I added an extra a after the s, and I actually could have saved myself if I hadn't continued on to the a after the l, but I only came up with that strategy after it was too late. I was in sixth grade, and I lost to a fifth grader.

Connie Neil - Jul 17, 2004 8:05:31 pm PDT #5172 of 10002

brillig

I got phonics, too, and I'm a pretty good speller. Like Susan, though, if it's longer than six letters, I want to write it down to be sure. Hubby and I figure one reason we got married was so I could correct his punctuation and spelling and he could take care of tricky math concepts.

Jen - Jul 18, 2004 2:29:02 am PDT #5173 of 10002

love's a dream you enter though I shake and shake and shake you

For me it was "fruit". I added an "e" to the end.

Apparently left-handed people are notoriously bad spellers, so I excuse it with genetics.

Lyra Jane - Jul 18, 2004 6:03:05 am PDT #5174 of 10002

Up with the sun

I got to the citywide bee twice, and twice got stage fright and goofed on my very first word. Rabies (added an "i" after the "a" ) and department store (lost my place and left out the "-ment" altogether) were the words.

I'm an okay speller but a lousy typist, now.

Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 18, 2004 12:31:16 pm PDT #5175 of 10002

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Any readers have impressions of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay to share? I bought it a couple weeks ago when I saw a copy on sale for a ridiculously low price, but I've since seen Spider-Man 2 and am beginning to regard reading Chabon as an obligatory homework project rather than something enjoyable in its own right.

Hil R. - Jul 18, 2004 12:34:27 pm PDT #5176 of 10002

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I loved Kavalier and Clay. There were a few points were I thought the story dragged a little, but other than that, I thought it was great.

Jesse - Jul 18, 2004 12:41:21 pm PDT #5177 of 10002

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Loved it loved it. I could have done without the end, but I think I'm in the minority on that.

erikaj - Jul 18, 2004 12:43:55 pm PDT #5178 of 10002

Always Anti-fascist!

I thought it was great. It took a little while for me to get into, but I did.

Scrappy - Jul 18, 2004 12:44:47 pm PDT #5179 of 10002

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

It's a wonderful read, Matt. It'll suck you in and transport you to its world in a really satisfying way.

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