I personally think this is pretty heartrending (especially if you think what would be likely to happen if Didi never shows up.) But I cried at the end of The Devil Wears Prada (the book) so I should not talk about whether something is worth crying about.
Your assumption about M'ma is indeed correct. I could be nerdy and say that it is clearly a holdover from a very highly ranked 'Onset' (that is, that kids prefer syllables that begin with consonants.) But it's rather mysterious that she has included a syllabic 'm'. (Is it weird to say that I ran this by my linguistics prof and she said it sounded plausible?)
I'm glad you're getting into City on the River, because that's the only one that's actually coming along for me right now. Something actually might happen in the next chapter! And eventually there will be sledding.
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Date: 2010-01-05 02:28 am (UTC)Your assumption about M'ma is indeed correct. I could be nerdy and say that it is clearly a holdover from a very highly ranked 'Onset' (that is, that kids prefer syllables that begin with consonants.) But it's rather mysterious that she has included a syllabic 'm'. (Is it weird to say that I ran this by my linguistics prof and she said it sounded plausible?)
I'm glad you're getting into City on the River, because that's the only one that's actually coming along for me right now. Something actually might happen in the next chapter! And eventually there will be sledding.
Enjoy your landscapes. :D