... Now I have a general discussion question. I have these past few years read a number of books by female writers, with male protagonists. Several of C.S....
From the UK Daily Mail: "A forthcoming West End production of the Lord of the Rings is being menaced by the Beard Liberation Front. Tolkien's epic is big on ...
One of the examples I like to use is the Welsh word 'hiraeth' which a native speaker (I forget the name) defined as "a cry of outrage against the tyranny of...
Wendell said: << This would be part of the strong version of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (which says that some languages can express ideas that others can't),...
... In Newspeak, yes, but not in English, of which there are still a few speakers around. ... No. Hebrew has typical genders. The names of God and the...
... What does that word mean? Wendell Wagner >> I am sorry, but it's been a long time, and I can't recall if it was "merciful"; or "blessed" or what. There was...
Hi, I have a 13 year old daughter who finished the newest HP yesterday morning (I had stayed up all night Saturday to finish it, and my husband has my copy ...
Hi, I've never posted, although I've been lurking for about 2 months now. Your post caught my attention, since I am Catholic and an avid reader of the Harry...
In a message dated 6/25/2003 6:21:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Well, I'd never call it the Spike show. But someone on a WisCon panel I was on pointed out...
Why does Claire dislike Freddy, asked Mary. I'm not sure, but I think she resents the way that Freddy came to dominate the stories and series at the expense...
This was certainly a topic of interest to me when my daughter was 10. And remains so. I think a lot of the suggestions that have been made are books that this...
In a message dated 6/25/2003 5:30:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Oh, yay! I'm *so* glad someone brought up Buffy! My husband and I love the show and are...
http://www.comics.com/comics/bignate/archive/bignate-20030625.html Finished HPV myself last night. Much too long, dull, at least one scene apparently crafted...
In a message dated 6/25/2003 10:42:04 AM Central Daylight Time, ... Actually the military used Navajo "code talkers" almost entirely (I believe) in the...
In a message dated 6/24/2003 5:02:46 PM Central Daylight Time, ... And what about John Bellairs? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I should think it ought to be Welsh, and if you can't pronounce the double L the spells won't work. >> lol Yes Welsh is my preferred magic language as well, no...
Hm it could be a while till we read our copy, heck till we even get it (we have a certificate but it is not the same as a pre-order at the store itself)....
I think that there are huge stretches reported in the articles on the world play, etc. And Harry doesn't die and resurrect every episode, either. OTOH, the...
I'm one of the unfortunate few who have yet to receive my copy (I should say copies since we have 4 on order--3 from overstock.com [a great place to buy at...
