From Fiona's backpack

[pegkerr]

Fiona finally cleared out her backpack today and passed something on to me that I found quite amusing: imagine what would happen if an English teacher got a hold of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

corrected Gettysburg Address

(Click on it three times to see it close up.)

In other news, I passionately want to rip out my lungs. My family is trying to dissuade me, telling me that I need them. My response is that they are absolutely no use to me right now and in fact are driving me crazy.

Hmm. I guess I'll hold on to 'em now, at least until I finish this cup of tea and see whether that allows me to sleep.

Feverish. I hope I don't have to go into work tomorrow--unless there is some snafu with that order for an extension we're expecting from the Court and I have to go in to do a filing after all, hacking away.

Comments

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

Hm, it's a funny illustration, but of course the meanings of a lot of words have changed just that much in the last 150 years to make the comments incorrect. You know, it's like training your ear for British English or something, if you read a lot of books of the era referencing primary sources, eventually you begin to hear those meanings without effort, so maybe I'm a little biased as it's a preferred period for my non-fiction audiobook purchases.