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– Sorry for the late post. Kumoricon was a LOT. I had a great time, met a lot of great people, saw a lot of you for the first time in years and sold a lot of books (I”m nearly out of Season 1), but I was sick the whole weekend and so tired and dehydrated that by Sunday I was just saying crazy person things. So I got a late start today.
#Englishisconfusing
I felt that was appropriate
Uh huh.
Sorry, cannot resist. If you like playing with language, you might try to get book “O K*A*P*L*A*N! My K*A*P*L*A*N! ” from Leo Rosten. I read rework to my native language, because it is not possible to simply translate such book, but i guess original must be similarly impressive. “Translator” admited he got tons of inspiration from his two small daughters.
I’ll add it to my list. Thank for the recommendation!
I’ve got such a dumb grin on my face, right now, from this conversation~
I love how realistic Modest is. Her dialogue is spot-on for a kid around her apparent age, with all the segues about words and constant questions (as well as ignoring what she’s told at times). Even with the snakes on her head she comes across as a real child thanks to that. You do a great job!
Thanks. I always try to listen to kids when they talk to me.
The urge to make a “Sabin suplexes the train” joke is strong, but I for the love of me can’t think of a way to make it work with the information I have at my disposal.
She was right about where bears come from, so she just may be right about where cars come from.
It makes perfect sense that a train would be led by a trainer just as an orchestra would be led by an orchestrator. We can eliminate the word conductor from the English language.
Flawless!
Hey, a conductor is something you run electricity through. So why are you so interested in electrocuting engineers?
Well, it depends on how late the train is.
But that would render old episodes of On The Buses nigh-incomprehensible!
You can understand why Reg Varney was such s big name in his day? Wow…..
“Choo-choo Chu, I choose you!”
If you don’t know what she would know, you don’t know what she should know.
Stop trying to break the fourth wall while the characters are still in the scene~!
Just in passing, on older British trains the “dining car” is a carriage where cooked meals are served to 1st Class ticket holders, usually incorporating the kitchen area in the same car. On modern trains the “buffet” is a counter where crisps, sandwiches and drinks are sold for consumption at your seat, often with the “dining car” area at the other end.
Interesting. The Portland to Seattle train just refers to it as the dining car or snack car.
The original meaning of ‘Train’ is to pull or draw. So the engine pulls the “train” of cars, a long gown has a ‘train’ that is pulled behind it, and a “trainer” pulls along students.