From Henry Gee's blog:
Dear Professor Trellis
Thank you for your manuscript entitled “On the positively negative interaction between one abbreviation and another abbreviation, conditional on the negatively double-negative interaction between a third abbreviation and one or other of the first two abbreviations”.
Please be aware that I am a Servant of the Secret Fire, Wielder of the Flame of Anor, and in that capacity I’m afraid to say that the Dark Fire will not avail you, Flame of Udun. I regret that your manuscript must go back to the Shadow. I am sorry to be the bearer of what must be disappointing news.
Sincerely
Dr Henry Gee
Spinebreaker.PS - You Shall Not Pass!
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I confess that I didn't know the geological conventions for abbreviating time until I started teaching the geology writing class and looked them up. (That's despite having published a paper on argon-argon geochronology.
(from my old blog)
Every subject has its lingo and its share of strange terms. Add abbreviations and acronyms, and certain areas of expertise can be almost incomprehensible. Then there is Biology.
This idea is stolen from Colin Cowherd, a pinhead on ESPN Radio, but even a blind pig finds the occasional acorn.
My latest column for Seed is now available online.
Surely that should be "I'm afraid I must say" or some such? He's not really afraid to say it, is he?
But funny.
I guess this would be followed by an email to his fellow editors -
"Run, you fools!"
i've read tolkien too many times, but it's actually "fly, you fools" ;)
Is it pathetic of me to note that I also thought that?