tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post5696639768380087690..comments2024-03-28T16:48:23.212-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `An Extraordinary Lexical Appetite'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-83671654197352429552017-02-22T11:29:44.079-06:002017-02-22T11:29:44.079-06:00You moved me to read Defining The World, and I fou...You moved me to read Defining The World, and I found it excellent.<br />Went to enter some reading notes on my Goodreads account, and darned if I hadn't read it back in 2011, which I'd totally forgotten about.<br />Learnings:<br />a. The old bean is sieve-like in its retention powers.<br />b. I'm a much closer reader now. (6 pages of handwritten notes for the commonplace book)<br />c. The Dictionary can be used for playing sortes Johnsonianae. (page 196)<br />Thanks.mike zimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688913712302681707noreply@blogger.com