A Conversation with Miranda Popkey - The Merriam-Webster Book Thing - April 2021 Book Pick
Join author Miranda Popkey and Merriam-Webster editors Emily Brewster and Ammon Shea as they discuss Topics of Conversation and dig into the language used and word choice throughout the book.
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I feel privileged to catch up with this engaging event as time zones meant I missed it live. I devoured the book beforehand. Now, hearing and seeing the author adds to the experience and I can hardly wait to re-read. (Just typical though that, like the legendary buses, three library book reservations came to me all at once and I can't kept the next people waiting.) "Conversation with" is apt - the input from Emily and Ammon gave an interesting dimension and distinction from many book discussions. Great start to the Book Thing.
I'm totally up for this series! I hope it will be successful.
My problem with the singular "they" is the use of the plural verb. For example, I read a book where the author kept using "they are", "they walk" to refer to a singular person and it was very confusing to me. I literally thought they were referring to multiple people. After I figured it out it still just sounded like the character had a split personality or something like Venom from the Marvel comics. Personally, I think people should use singular verbs to help. For example "they is", "they walks". It doesn't help with phrases like "they went" but it helps... I don't know... Also, people in the midwest still use "dungarees" although it usually refers to overalls and not just regular jeans. This is a very cool podcast. I wasn't sure what to expect but I watched it having not read the book. I plan to read the book now, though, I put it on my list.
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