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Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
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I used to teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English, to civil servants. Now I teach Russian at a local continued-learning institute. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I love birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community...
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At 2:28 PM, July 24, 2011
Kathie had this to say...
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At 10:21 AM, July 27, 2011
Kathie had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->Not a fan of Scott as a human being, although my heart breaks for Zelda.
He plagiarized whole chunks of her exquisite letters and diaries from during their courtship in "This Side of Paradise."
Some believe Scott was actually crazier than Zelda, but in those days men held far more legal power than women, so he was able to get her committed. His "love" for her was surely tainted as well by his long-running, notorious affair with Sheilah Graham.
Trivium: Actress Sigourney (née Susan) Weaver adopted her stage name from Scott's misspelling of Seigneur Fay in his dedication of "This Side of Paradise." Scott later also named a minor character in "Gatsby" Mrs. Sigourney Howard. BTW, Scott was an atrocious speller, so his MSs required extensive copy editing :-(
This sounds fun!
"Book World review: ‘Daisy Buchanan’s Daughter’ wittily chronicles 20th century":
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/book-world-review-daisy-buchanans-daughter-wittily-chronicles-20th-century/2011/05/17/gIQAbrfQbI_story.html
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