Dr. Metablog is the nom de blague of Vivian de St. Vrain, the pen name of a resident of the mountain west who writes about language, books, politics, or whatever else comes to mind. Under the name Otto Onions (Oh NIGH uns), Vivian de St. Vrain is the author of “The Big Book of False Etymologies” (Oxford, 1978) and, writing as Amber Feldhammer, is editor of the classic anthology of confessional poetry, “My Underwear” (Virago, 1997).
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At two-and-a-half, Lola has become very precise. Grandpa: "That's a nice white sweater you're wearing." Lola: "It's a jacket." Grandpa: "You're tired. Why don't you put your head down on the bed." Lola: "It's not a bed; it's a pad." Grandpa: "It's a nice blue pad." Lola: "It's green."
All this precision is coupled to idiosyncratic pronunciations. Ketchup, for example, is "kep-tuck."
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