Comments for Nina's Reading Blog http://nliakos.wordpress.com Comments on books I am reading/listening to Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:31:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on A Free Life by Nina Liakos http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/a-free-life/#comment-1432 Nina Liakos Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:31:14 +0000 http://nliakos.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-1432 Interesting! Since I "read" A Free Life on audiobook, I was not aware of the phonetic spelling. What kept jumping out at me were the constant and sometimes inappropriate idioms. I've observed that many phonetic spellings in novels reflect the normal pronunciation of any educated native speaker. These spellings seem to be used to indicate the speaker's lack of education--maybe that if s/he were writing, that's how s/he would have written the word. I can't think of a specific example, but I am sure you have noticed it too. Thanks for reading the review, and for your comment! Interesting! Since I “read” A Free Life on audiobook, I was not aware of the phonetic spelling. What kept jumping out at me were the constant and sometimes inappropriate idioms.

I’ve observed that many phonetic spellings in novels reflect the normal pronunciation of any educated native speaker. These spellings seem to be used to indicate the speaker’s lack of education–maybe that if s/he were writing, that’s how s/he would have written the word. I can’t think of a specific example, but I am sure you have noticed it too.

Thanks for reading the review, and for your comment!

]]> Comment on A Free Life by Maryanne http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/a-free-life/#comment-1431 Maryanne Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:54:41 +0000 http://nliakos.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-1431 What an excellent review! I concur with many of your observations. Although I really enjoyed the book and empathized with the various characters, I wondered why the author keep writing Nan's speech rather phonetically. I finally decided that it was to emphasize that even when he was making erudite statements, his foreign accent would always affect others' perceptions of him. Keep the reviews coming! What an excellent review! I concur with many of your observations. Although I really enjoyed the book and empathized with the various characters, I wondered why the author keep writing Nan’s speech rather phonetically. I finally decided that it was to emphasize that even when he was making erudite statements, his foreign accent would always affect others’ perceptions of him.

Keep the reviews coming!

]]> Comment on The World Is Flat by Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America « Nina’s Reading Blog http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2006/12/09/the-world-is-flat/#comment-1420 Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America « Nina’s Reading Blog Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:41:48 +0000 http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2006/12/09/the-world-is-flat/#comment-1420 [...] but has many links to audio or video interviews. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)The World Is FlatThe World Is FlatHot, Flat, and Crowded Ch 1-2Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green [...] [...] but has many links to audio or video interviews. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)The World Is FlatThe World Is FlatHot, Flat, and Crowded Ch 1-2Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green [...]

]]> Comment on Born on a Blue Day: A Memoir (Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant) by vukini http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/born-on-a-blue-day-a-memoir-inside-the-extraordinary-mind-of-an-autistic-savant/#comment-1388 vukini Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:49:14 +0000 http://nliakos.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-1388 I just read is latest book, Embracing the Wide Sky... here's a link to my post about it: http://vikid.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/3-books-and-multiple-ideas/#comments Amazing guy! I just read is latest book, Embracing the Wide Sky… here’s a link to my post about it: http://vikid.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/3-books-and-multiple-ideas/#comments

Amazing guy!

]]> Comment on Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals « Nina’s Reading Blog http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/animal-vegetable-miracle/#comment-1346 The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals « Nina’s Reading Blog Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:44:18 +0000 http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/animal-vegetable-miracle/#comment-1346 [...] connects with several others I have read over the past few years: My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki; Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver and family; Fast Food Nation by Eric [...] [...] connects with several others I have read over the past few years: My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki; Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver and family; Fast Food Nation by Eric [...]

]]> Comment on Nights of Rain and Stars by Helen Clark http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/nights-of-rain-and-stars/#comment-1331 Helen Clark Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:34:03 +0000 http://nliakos.wordpress.com/?p=92#comment-1331 Hi Nina, I enjoyed reading your review! I remembered the name of my favorite Mauve Binchy book. It is called Echoes, and I have a copy of you would like to read it. Hi Nina, I enjoyed reading your review! I remembered the name of my favorite Mauve Binchy book. It is called Echoes, and I have a copy of you would like to read it.

]]> Comment on Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at School by » Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at School http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/nonverbal-learning-disabilities-at-school/#comment-1297 » Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at School Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:12:04 +0000 http://nliakos.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-1297 [...] [Technorati] Tag results for disabilities wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Educating Students with NLD, Asperger Syndrome, and Related Conditions, by Pamela Tanguay. London and new York: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002. How I wish I had read this book years ago, when my daughter was struggling in elementary and middle school and I couldn’t figure out how to help her! How I wish her teachers had read this book! I would like to give a copy to each of the schools she has attended (seven now), to help them to recognize NLD in other children before it is too late. Pam [...] [...] [Technorati] Tag results for disabilities wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Educating Students with NLD, Asperger Syndrome, and Related Conditions, by Pamela Tanguay. London and new York: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002. How I wish I had read this book years ago, when my daughter was struggling in elementary and middle school and I couldn’t figure out how to help her! How I wish her teachers had read this book! I would like to give a copy to each of the schools she has attended (seven now), to help them to recognize NLD in other children before it is too late. Pam [...]

]]> Comment on Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by how to download free mp3 music http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/musicophilia/#comment-1290 how to download free mp3 music Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:24:51 +0000 http://nliakos.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-1290 [...] nliakos wrote an interesting post today on MusicophiliaHere’s a quick excerptHe writes about how music therapy can help Alzheimer’s patients and others who have lost their memories due to various reasons. He also describes more prosaic musical experiences, like having a tune get stuck in one’s mind. [...] [...] nliakos wrote an interesting post today on MusicophiliaHere’s a quick excerptHe writes about how music therapy can help Alzheimer’s patients and others who have lost their memories due to various reasons. He also describes more prosaic musical experiences, like having a tune get stuck in one’s mind. [...]

]]> Comment on Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior by Robert Michel http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/animals-in-translation-using-the-mysteries-of-autism-to-decode-animal-behavior/#comment-1273 Robert Michel Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:01:04 +0000 http://nliakos.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-1273 I just stopped by your blog and thought I would say hello. I like your site design. Looking forward to reading more down the road. Robert Michel I just stopped by your blog and thought I would say hello. I like your site design. Looking forward to reading more down the road.

Robert Michel

]]> Comment on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge « Nina’s Reading Blog http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance/#comment-1268 Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge « Nina’s Reading Blog Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:15:14 +0000 http://nliakos.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance/#comment-1268 [...] (RSS) « Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Asperger Syndrome [...] [...] (RSS) « Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Asperger Syndrome [...]

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