This post was originally published on Peachleaves. I updated my Goodreads page – are you my Goodreads friend? You should be! – with a book I picked up in a used bookstore during lunch yesterday: The Wife, by Meg Wolitzer. (Meg Wolitzer also wrote The Uncoupling, which I quite enjoyed.) When I searched Goodreads for… Continue reading The Wives
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A game for book snobs
So awhile ago on Twitter, I linked to an article that satisfyingly applied charts and graphs to my pet peeve of book titling, "The ___'s Daughter." (To be fair, my expressed peeve was with "The ___'s Wife," but you can see the connection.) The article at The Millions also called out the title construction "The… Continue reading A game for book snobs
Misdirected Mail
Be honest. When you hear the term "direct mail," how do you feel?Kind of gross, right?But I cannot lie, it's part of what I do now. The elaborate, extensive catalog we produce each season is a showcase that editors, sales reps, and authors can use to promote their work, but it is also a direct… Continue reading Misdirected Mail
Eggcorn
Originally posted on Peachleaves. You guys, I learned a new phrase for weird language behavior: eggcorn! How did I never hear of this before? Particularly since they’re a useful tool for writers of crossword puzzles. Now I know that saying chalk full and chock it up are not malapropisms but eggcorns. I like this better; now it’s a quirk,… Continue reading Eggcorn
Some stories about math
This post originally appeared at Peachleaves. I. I used to say that I was no good at math. I said this partly because sometimes I made Bs in math classes as opposed to As in every other subject. I also said it because it was easy to say. Everybody I knew (with one or two… Continue reading Some stories about math
When to use ellipses
To indicate an omitted word or phrase. To indicate a meaningful silence. [Colloq.] To indicate that a sentence has trailed off, leaving a meaningful silence. When not to use ellipses: In place of a punctuation at the end of a complete sentence. I keep getting Emails today in which requests or mere statements are punctuated… Continue reading When to use ellipses
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