I subscribe to the sesquiotic blog, which has interesting information about word meanings, word origins, and often just word sounds.
The blog author has a book, Songs of Love and Grammar, available for just $12 on lulu.com and amazon.com. and in order to entice his readers to buy it has provided the following sample:
Unrequoted love
I’m getting letters from my dear,
but I’m not sure that she’s sincere.
I see the way she ends her notes:
the phrase “I love you” is in quotes.
I really don’t know what to do,
for if she’s quoting, quoting who?
Although I know it seems absurd,
her every gift is but a word:
I send you “hugs”, I send you “kisses” –
That’s it? Some kind of present this is!
She writes, I “miss” you, and I see
the missing is mere irony!
Well, I think I know what to do:
I’m writing her, I “miss” you too.
My “love” is such, if you were here,
you’d get “a diamond ring”, my dear.
My “life” shall be at your disposal –
I wait for “yes” to my “proposal”.
She sends mere quotes? I send her same!
She’ll know that two can play this game!
If you enjoyed that, there are five dozen more in Songs of Love and Grammar, available for just $12 on lulu.com and amazon.com.
With both wife and daughter as English teachers, one would think I would rush out and get multiple copies, but I think I’ll wait for their suggestions.
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