tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post8646126999560606534..comments2024-03-28T11:52:29.432-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: Pet Peeve: Please Don’t Give Kids a “Word of the Day” CalendarMatt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-21046549517232845582019-01-17T14:07:49.278-05:002019-01-17T14:07:49.278-05:00That drove me nuts as a kid.
The only time I'...That drove me nuts as a kid.<br /><br />The only time I've ever seen this pulled off even moderately well is in <i>A Series of Unfortunate Events,</i> where explanations of complicated words are so frequent as to be a running joke. Also, the definitions are often...colorful.<br /><br /><i>Optimist: A word which here means “person who thinks hopeful thoughts about even the bleakest situations.” For example, if an optimist was to have his arm bitten off by an alligator, he might say “Oh boy, half-price manicures for life.” Whereas the rest of us would say “Ah, my arm.”</i>Harvey Jerkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118848012122050416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-48899132778278966742019-01-16T01:11:59.799-05:002019-01-16T01:11:59.799-05:00Believe me when I say that often the editors intro...Believe me when I say that often the editors introduce the typos themselves. Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-91921298578203445752019-01-15T21:13:21.634-05:002019-01-15T21:13:21.634-05:00Apropos of almost nothing, In one if her books she...Apropos of almost nothing, In one if her books she wrote that a character was a “convulsive eater.” Bad editing? I hope so....Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845534335651452006noreply@blogger.com