Made up my own survey about reading and language.

[serene]

It's short, but not very fluffy. I'll put my answers in a comment so that you can cut and paste this if you want to use it for your own answers:

1. Describe the first (or an early) phrase/idiom you remember figuring out the meaning to.

2. What is the first thing you remember reading for pleasure?

3. (Especially for porcinea) Do you consider yourself "a reader"? If not, how would you describe your relationship to books and literature at the current time?

4. What's the book (story/play/whatever) you've re-read the most often? What is it about that piece of literature that excites you the most?

5. If you suddenly woke up tomorrow with the writing talent and motivation to write anything you put your hand to, what kind of work would you start churning out?

6. Tell about the person in your life, if any, who most influenced your feelings about language and reading.

7. What are you reading right now? And do you recommend it/them?

Comments

[lcohen]

hey! maybe i want to talk about geek love too!

although if it's the book i think it is, i read it in 1996 or thereabouts, so maybe i don't.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Well, it's about circus geeks who expose the woman in the couple to all kinds of toxins so she'll bear even better circus geeks as offspring. Does that sound about right?

[lcohen]

yep. i remember something about flippers.

maybe i should reread it if i'm going to try to have an intelligent conversation about it. otoh, do i really want to set a precedent by having an intelligent conversation? won't you want one every time if i engage in one?

btw, congrats on your earworm giving. i'm so proud!