July 2011
11 posts
“The balancing act between how much rule-making you like in language and how much...”
– Linda Holmes | NPR Monkey See | Going, Going, And Gone?: No, The Oxford Comma Is Safe … For Now (via fromoneroomaway)
love this - i do feel that the oxford comma is neat, useful, and pleasing to my eyes…
mom in china: the menu
Here is the second half of an email from my mom, in which she gives the menu from the university restaurant (she scribbled it down while eating), and then adds some entertaining tidbits:
Stewed Forrest Toad with Hawaii Papaya
Flagrant duck heads
Coir Raincoat Cucumber
Jellyfish in aged vinegar
Braised goose intestine with chili
White fungus in orange juice
Sautéed chicken tendon with hot spicy...