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Tue 13 Sep, 2011 01:18 am
&For fulfilling a lifelong longing for island writing, I owe thanks to the Websters.
What is island writing?
And what does Websters mean here? A person or the series of dictionaries?
@PennyChan,
Not sure what is meant by "island writing," but Webster's usually refers to the most popular dictionary in the United States. However, since there is no apostrophe (') in Websters in your quotation, it could refer to some people whose family name happens to be Webster. Hard to tell without knowing the full text. Is there someone named Webster in the story?
@Lustig Andrei,
Actually it appears in the ackowledgments of one book. And 'Websters' was never mentioned in the main text.
@PennyChan,
What book is it?
If it's an acknowledgement it sounds as though the author may be refering to some people named Webster.
@Lustig Andrei,
The book is named The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating.
The reference to "the Websters" as written leads me to believe that the author is referring to a family by the name of Webster. Had it been the dictionary, as LA notes, there would have been an apostrophe (or should have been) in the word. Also, a reference to a dictionary makes no sense in context.
Not knowing the further context, I'm just guessing but "island writing" could refer to (1) writing about islands or life on an island; or (2)writing while living on an island.
@Lustig Andrei,
Hello, Merry A. I kinda figured as much.
@JTT,
JTT wrote:
Hello, Merry A. I kinda figured as much.
Why? Cuz I live on an island?
@PennyChan,
Who is the author? when was the book written?
@Lustig Andrei,
I figgered as much, but this kinda cinched it.
If you knew Merry Andrew, then you know me. Merry Andrew has been reincarnated as a Deutscher. If you didn't know Merry Andrew, just follow Lustig Andrei around.
@JTT,
Took you a while. Still . . .
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