BIHNBMJBIL #1 and other news

This post is first in a (hopefully small) series: books I hope nobody buys for me just because I'm a linguist. I get copies of Strunk White from distant relatives all the time! Don't act like it's never happened to you! Anyway, apparently this book has been around since 1999, but I first saw it at the Harvard Coop yesterday: The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete Opinionated Guide for the Careful Speaker. Some of the reviews are good for a chuckle (and others, good for a facepalm).

In other news, Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! I just had a look in my [old [Irish textbook]] to see if there were any cute sayings to post here. I was reminded that this time three years ago, I was learning my favorite Irish poem (Poker le Michael Davitt, RIP) and my favorite Irish song (Thíos Cois na Trá). What a great chapter! But alas, no easily translatable tidbits about St. Patrick.

Oh, and in other OTHER news, I was about to post this when I realized I have a genuine annoucement to make, for once! Since I have mailed my acceptance and notified everyone else, I suppose it's all right to talk about grad school now. I applied to four places and was accepted at all of them-- Berkeley, Harvard, UMD, and MIT. I'll be staying at Harvard. It seems kind of strange to be excited about staying put, but let me tell you... I'm really excited!!