I had the family over for dinner the other day and GS2, who is 10, said the word, "Crap." Since I am a rhetorician, I wanted him to understand that in some cases, he would not want to say that word. We had the following dialogue at the table:
Nana (me): Just so you know, that word is not right for some situations.
GS2: Why not?
Nana: Some people think it's vulgar and they'd think you were vulgar, too.
S1: What Nana means is that you shouldn't use the word in polite company.
GS1: I don't think he even knows any polite company.
GS2: I know Nana.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Good news from Junior Library Guild
Just got news that my book has been picked as a Junior Library Guild sort-of book of the month for July. My editor says I should be very excited. The Junior Library Guild has been around since the 1920s and chooses what they consider the best books of the year and then sells them to school libraries and municipal libraries all over the USA. Some other authors I know say that my publisher will then need to increase the number of books printed to accommodate the increased number of sales, which is way cool. In accordance with my editor's instructions, I am excited.
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