Search terms #4
I thought for some variety, I’d take a list of the questions people have entered into search engines to find this blog with. And then answer them.
Why do we give satsumas at Christmas?
Because they are bright and orange and shiny. And once upon a time, were a rare treat which probably cost as much as most basic toys. (I have no idea why this question turned up this blog – no, wait, I figured it out, I mentioned Christmas satsumas in my poem Childhood Colours.)
How to pronounce feuilleton
Try looking it up in a dictionary and learning how to use pronunciation marks. Even try an online one – Merriam-Webster even has little sound files of how words should be pronounced. Or else go to this Word of the Day post.
Is The Book Thief written in third person?
Well, yes and no. It’s essentially Death recounting a story, so large chunks of it appear to be in the third person, but overall, it’s written in the first person. It’s a bit confusing, actually. (review by me & Ken)
What are technical words?
They’re ones that the ordinary person doesn’t understand because they’re, well, technical. If you want a more specific answer, they are words which have definitions relating to a specific industry or craft or enterprise, and which might not be in common use.
What day of the week was May 6th 2006?
Looking at a calendar tells me that it was a Saturday.
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on October 19th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
On my first day of training on the library’s Reference Desk, my supervisor handed me a dictionary and the telephone directory, saying “Meet your two best friends”. She was right: at least a third of all our questions were answered by either one.
People can’t use a phone book, or don’t have their own dictionary? There were some people who saw me look up something and confessed, “Oh I’m so embarassed. I could have done that.”
People’s searches are so funny. I’m still getting hits for Talullah Does the Hula from Hawaii.
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on October 20th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Help! I’ve been ‘written out’ of the Book Thief review thingie?
So this is how it feels, to be a character that the writer has become bored with.
What Limbo is this, in which I now reside?
on October 20th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Oh, don’t be so melodramatic, Ken! I just automatically put ‘my review’. I’ve edited it now, look.
Also, that review is the most hit-on page on this blog (something else is higher, but that was due to Stumble traffic). It gets 3 hits a day on average.
We should try another one…
V sound advice there, Susan.
on October 21st, 2008 at 8:34 am
Dramatic, moi?
I’d love to do another – lets!
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