tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882668766726269265.post7744871458698365979..comments2023-05-12T08:10:24.499-05:00Comments on A Terminal Case of Whimsy: Discovery of a Writer: I.B.S.Joanna K. Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13718495212868644804noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882668766726269265.post-30820539753907880302012-06-28T13:49:29.480-05:002012-06-28T13:49:29.480-05:00Honeybee, Do you get into these moods often? I...Honeybee, Do you get into these moods often? I'm afraid that I was wrong in "flees" and that they are right in "Week-end fleas". Is English unique in having so many homophones? Just think how many of our letters are also the names of other things. <br /><br />Thanks for the fleas and for reading!Joanna K. Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718495212868644804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1882668766726269265.post-12216964975099158902012-06-28T12:29:07.313-05:002012-06-28T12:29:07.313-05:00JKD: I'm in a homophonic mood: I've alwa...JKD: I'm in a homophonic mood: I've always wondered....is it "flee" market because unwanted items flee to the arms of those who really care....or is it "flea" market because of the dubious condition of some (usually upholstered) of the treasures? P.S. Remember the sign on the side of a building across from the bowling alley in downtown CF? "Week-end fleas" Yuck! And as to vendors covering their wears with moldy tarps? Must have been mostly clothes, yes? Where were the other wares being stored? Go figure that these things would catch my attention as I studied languages other than English in college :>) By the way, reading your pieces, long or short, is like having a good drink of lemonade on a hot day. Ahhhhhhhhhh!Honeybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11735058942127568440noreply@blogger.com