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[changeling]

Sara! There were Friday the 13ths in 1882, 1893, 1899, 1905 and 1911. Now I just have to pick one. :)

Usage Note
whiskey or whisky?
Whisky is the spelling used for the Scottish drink and in British English generally; whiskey is used for the drink produced in Ireland and in American English generally.

371 words written before yesterday.
963 words written yesterday. *sigh* Even the amount of words I did yesterday wouldn't have been sufficient for NaNoWriMo's daily count. Still... That's a buncha words.

Comments

Re: Whiskey

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

*gasp* It's named for the county? My Fr. Revolutions teacher lied. Lied! (Although I claim it's still indirectly named for the royal family.)

Hee. I loved the Fr. Revolution...particularly when I did it for the second time. I understood it more. Did more of the reading, too.

According to Daria (always an accurate historical source), the bit about the cake was actually taken from a story about a princess written by Rousseau. One day I'll check that claim...

Randomly, are you a French History major, or a French Language major? And if the former, have you read any Peter McPhee? He was my lecturer. I'm just curious. :)

Re: Whiskey

[lillithj.livejournal.com]

I am a French Literature and Language major. I was never very good with dates, so history was right out.

I have not read any Peter McPhee. I shall go hunt his work down now. Thanks muchly, you will have tipped my "To be Read" pile of books right over on the bed.

Re: Whiskey

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Ah, he was just my lecturer on the Fr. Revolutions. I know he was an excellent lecturer, and I'm pretty sure his book(s?) would be readable. Not sure. Can't remember if I read the extract I was supposed to read. *whistles innocently*

Hey, if my "to read" pile is on my bed, shouldn't everyone else's?