I saw Barry this weekend in Maine and he presented me (via Bob) with my own copy of The Five-Minute Linguist with the following inscription:
For Leta -
Always the most voluble player
Barry
6 October 2007
"So, Leta, is it difficult to live your life so that whenever you need to illustrate a point, you have an anecdote from your personal experience?" No, not really.
For Leta -
Always the most voluble player
Barry
6 October 2007
"On a break" is community theater for "spend more time with my family" which is politics for "unemployed." (Leta)
"If you want to help the American theater, don't be a performer -- be an audience." (Tallulah Bankhead)
2 comments:
Interesting that the picture of the cover reads "The 5 Minute Linguist" while the accompanying text has "The Five-Minute Linguist". Good to see that the person who wrote the text knew that hyphen belonged there. (I'm such a nitpicker. I once had a colleague dub me The Hyphenator.)
How nice to be mentioned in your blog. How much more nice to have had the opportunity to get to know you a bit this weekend in Maine.
Bob
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