The absorption of language into an ongoing life.
Something interesting on language
as it touches upon the author and the times.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Clothing Labels Can Still Confound
I bought a new semi-fancy sweat shirt with a hood and just now noticed the label:
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Looks as though it could have been on an original garment manufactured in Brooklyn in 1896 as it says. And then you see the tab beneath it and know the truth.
I am a retired college professor in the Southwestern United States, communication studies my field.
I've ALWAYS been interested in language and have done several light-hearted but serious page-a-day calendars on the theme for family and friends, the younger contingent of whom has encouraged me to do a blog. This is it!
Thank you for helping people get the information they need. Great stuff as usual. Keep up the great work!!! custom labels
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