Got this Polish restaurant down here. It used to have a copy on its window of a good review commenting that Polish food is easy to handle – all you have to do is remember that “pstrang” is pronounced like “honk”: [stronk!]..We will never have a world language…
I met Sue Grafton once, she is a cool lady. She said she was inspired for her titles by Edward Gorey’s “Gashlycrumb Tinies.” An example: “B is for Basil, devoured by bears.” If you haven’t experienced Gorey, you should.
Off topic, but … Get well soon, Elmore Leonard http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-elmore-leonard-recovering-after-a-stroke-20130806,0,6558397.story
Linguist over 11 years ago
She changed it to H , for Heart of Darkness but that was taken.
Sherlock Watson over 11 years ago
When Edward’s done, Queenie, I’d like to check out “Djibouti.”
CaptBullock over 11 years ago
I loved “L is for Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllandysiliogogogoch”. The ‘f’ is pronounced like a ‘v’.
Hugh B. Hayve over 11 years ago
Sheik your Djibouti.
edclectic over 11 years ago
The publisher said: “Keep it apart, hide the manuscript.”
pcolli over 11 years ago
Make the tongue form the “L” shape but let the air escape from the sides without vocalising.
pcolli over 11 years ago
“μsical Chairs”? I do realise that the upper case μ is written differently.
R Lenz over 11 years ago
Elmore Leonard beat her to that one. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/djibouti-elmore-leonard/1100560350?ean=9780061735219
corzak over 11 years ago
“M is for The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)”.
Kali39 over 11 years ago
Got this Polish restaurant down here. It used to have a copy on its window of a good review commenting that Polish food is easy to handle – all you have to do is remember that “pstrang” is pronounced like “honk”: [stronk!]..We will never have a world language…
captainofgondor over 11 years ago
I met Sue Grafton once, she is a cool lady. She said she was inspired for her titles by Edward Gorey’s “Gashlycrumb Tinies.” An example: “B is for Basil, devoured by bears.” If you haven’t experienced Gorey, you should.
R Lenz over 11 years ago
Off topic, but … Get well soon, Elmore Leonard http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-elmore-leonard-recovering-after-a-stroke-20130806,0,6558397.story
tedlogdon over 11 years ago
Djibouti, Djibouti, Djibouti…The girl is hard to get…