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WEDS MAY 7, 2008
ENJOY THE LAST DAY OF CLASSES WITH
A FREE SCREENING OF
BEOWULF (2007)*
EVERYONE WELCOME
FREE PIZZA
ENA THOMPSON READING ROOM
CROOKSHANK 108
STARTING AT 12N
BONUS FEATURE: POMONA STUDENTS READING THEIR ORIGINAL VERSE TRANSLATIONS OF THEIR FAVORITE PASSAGES OF BEOWULF (the poem, not the movie)
RSVP: amanda.crowley@pomona.edu
 
*(in fabulous 2D! ‘DIRECTOR’S CUT WITH SCENES TOO INTENSE FOR THEATRES’!)

Anyone familiar with LOLcats should know what I’m about to say… So here goes.
I’m tossing around an essay topic that has to do with the (non-)English of LOLcats, of “I can has cheezburger?” and “Im in ur fridge, eatin ur foodz” fame. For the unfamiliar, Wikipedia has a good general introduction, or you [...]

There is a tendency to be cowed by the Great Vowel Shift. I know I am. This website developed by Melinda Menzer of Furman University explains it all. We’ll have a close look in class on Tues 25 March.