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- From: tpratchett@cix.compulink.co.uk (Terry Pratchett)
- Subject: TP speaks!
- Cc: tpratchett@cix.compulink.co.uk
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 10:48:00 +0000
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- So, I log on, and once again a huge amount of messages whizzes up the screen.
- Anyway...some answers. Now, the actual QUESTIONS have probably disappeared
- into oblivion, but bear with me, I'd prefer to do the occasional posting like
- this than turn up like a rash all over the computer [phrase (c) The Blues
- Brothers, to save time...]
-
- 1) Diggers/Wings: Cosgrove Hall still want to do this -- and are still trying
- to finance it.
-
- 2) How much physics do I know? How do I know that? I don't know about the
- stuff I don't know. I've no formal training but I've spent a lot of time
- around scientists of one sort of another, and I'm a great believe in osmotic
- knowledge.
-
- 3) 'What can the harvest hope for, if not for the care of the reaper man?' As
- far as I know, I made this phrase up. In my head. But the _metre_ sounds
- familiar.
-
- 4) Dog Latin: People in the UK, even in public (ie, private) schools, don't
- assume that 'everyone knows Latin'. Latin is barely taught anywhere any more
- -- it certainly wasn't taught to me. But dog Latin ISN'T Latin, except by
- accident. It's simply made-up, vaguely Latin-sounding phrases, as in Nil
- Illegitimo Carborundum. 'Fabricati Diem, Punc' is total nonsense in Latin
- [no doubt there are readers out there who could construct the correct phrae
- that might have fallen from the lips of Dirty Hadrian].
-
- 5) Transworld still haven't settled on timing for the South African tour.
- But the Australian visit will probably pan out like this:
- April 2-16: Perth area, at Suncon and generally hanging out; I'll probably be
- doing some PR stuff for the con before Easter;
- April 17-20: Yes, Transworld have actually said that since I'll be passing
- through, I ought to do a signing in Alice Springs... Can't see it being a
- biggie, but if it happens, it'll be around then,
- April 21-25: PR stuff around Sydney. Transworld want me to do talks and
- signings this time, rather than media stuff.
-
- Terry
-