Friday, November 09, 2007
polyglot \POL-ee-glot\, adjective:
1. Containing or made up of several languages.
2. Writing, speaking, or versed in many languages.
noun:1. One who speaks several languages
Yes, Burgess loved to scatter polyglot obscurities like potholes throughout his more than 50 novels and dozens of nonfiction works. He could leap gaily from Welsh to French to Malay to Yiddish in one breath.
I'm glad Chloe lovedd the spongebob shirt and the funky rockmelon i gave her, as well as the bunch of lilies. that silly girl, she makes me smile. dinner was awesome, and the cake was cool! i wish my bday will be like that too. it reminded me of my lovely gingerbread house i had for my 18th. that was MEMORABLE. i miss my sunny island friends... bleah. 10 days!