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And no, Faldage, you really must learn the English language.
Activist judges are activist judges. The judges that I disagree with are the judges with whom I disagree.
So were those judges that overturned the San Francisco gun control law activist judges?
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Speaking of judges, "advocate"
But thank you for "postpositive", a new one on me
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Jackie:
Bend sinister is an heraldic device, a line that slopes downward from right to left, and usually signifying bastardy somewhere in the family line.
Nabokov wrote a novel by that name, and it was just as unreadable as anything else he wrote.
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Nabokov wrote a novel by that name, and it was just as unreadable as anything else he wrote.
You're entitled to your opinion, but I cannot begin to fathom it. Reading Nabokov is a delight. And Pale Fire is hands down one of the best novels I have ever read. I've also read The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, which is a masterpiece. I'm now reading Glory, and loving every single line.
So what do you enjoy reading?
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Pale Fire
One of my favorites, too. You may want to read Ada, or for non-fiction, there's Speak, Memory.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Ted, if I could have put an image, I would have. Thanks, though.
Reading Nabokov is a delight. One of my favorites, too. Uh oh--something tells me I would likely side with Ted on Nabokov.
Speaking of unreadable books: I had to give up on Cryptonomicon. Serious question: would all of you who love that book please tell me why?
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would all of you who love that book please tell me why?
Because you don't like the writing style or the subject matter?
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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roh oh - this thread is taking a bend sinister.
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