What do James Joyce, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and George W. Bush have in common? According to this article a way with words, either intentionally or not, either complicatedly or not. I did cringe at the misapplied apostrophe in Finnegans Wake which probably crept on in over the border from Arno Schmidt's Zettel's Traum. [via my fave musical dreadnought Dr Wold]
Posted by jim at August 2, 2003 07:37 PM | TrackBackBut how did it get into Zettels Traum?
Posted by: language hat on August 3, 2003 07:49 AMArno Schmidt put it there, just as James Joyce left his out, on purpose, contra the rules of their respective languages. Take a look at the cover of the book itself or look at the Arno Schmidt Stiftung website and look at his bibliography. The urge for people to correct this "error" is huge.
Posted by: jim on August 3, 2003 08:30 AMHuh! I see he also wrote "Brand’s Haide." Well, there's another bit of trivia for me to be smug about. Thanks!
Posted by: language hat on August 3, 2003 04:26 PM