Ex Libris Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman

Author:Anne Fadiman [Fadiman, Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-05-23T01:27:37+00:00

My own power mower, George, does not understand the thrill of such discoveries.. He does not think me a lovable helpmeet when I wander past his computer screen and find my fingers, as if animated by an inner gremlin, inserting a second r in embarass. I am certain, however, that the gene has passed to our six-year-old daughter. She can't yet spell well enough to correct words, but she has definitely inherited the proofreading temperament. When she was two and a half, George said to her, pointing at our bird-feeder, "Look, Susannah, a rufous towhee!" Susannah said, witheringly, "No, Daddy, a rufous-sided towhee." It is only a matter of time before she starts adding those missing r's herself.

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