tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post4167772420525065403..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: We Are What We Say?Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-16905879582241713052010-09-08T17:51:09.442-04:002010-09-08T17:51:09.442-04:00As a military brat, I spent two years in Madrid, S...As a military brat, I spent two years in Madrid, Spain. I've always found it interesting (and somewhat against English language stereotype) that in Spanish, beer (la servesa) is feminine, wine (el vino) masculine. I wonder why they get those gender applications, instead of the reverse.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500345360900905162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-44062745157557996282010-09-08T16:58:55.069-04:002010-09-08T16:58:55.069-04:00If we are creating a new language, Lil, it's a...If we are creating a new language, Lil, it's a pathetic one, starved of emotion and real meaning. English gives us so much freedom of expression, and here we are reducing it to e-speak.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-81287756528545085142010-09-08T16:50:11.062-04:002010-09-08T16:50:11.062-04:00Very interesting post. This makes your skills at w...Very interesting post. This makes your skills at writing even more important. What combination of words make for a good book? Or a poignant speech? Language makes us shiver, melt, well, you get the point. The only thing that makes me sad is that language as a beautiful tool is not really honored in our public spaces, i. e. the media, TV shows, and twitter, texting, etc. Are we formulating a new lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.com