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Check out this Tales from the Slush Pile as our hero introduces his book to a group of children.
See the kid in the front row trying to stand on his head?
And then the inevitable question...
Yep.
By: Rebecca,
on 4/25/2007
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By Anatoly Liberman
A stream of questions about the origin of loo never dries up, though most people know that they will not get a satisfactory answer. Cornering a specialist is a rare treat, and guests at talk shows are genuinely pleased when the host says that he has no clue to the past of a certain word. Doctors are expected to recognize diseases; plumbers are called to fix leaking taps and blocked sinks, and etymologists’ duty is to shed light on word origins. They are paid for it. Right? (more…)
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By: Camille,
on 2/12/2008
