tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post8063688737850183367..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: This Year's Climacteric Harlequin ValentineBrian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-59149661191656965182017-02-14T20:25:39.887-05:002017-02-14T20:25:39.887-05:00I was surprised myself, John. Sounded dirty at fir...I was surprised myself, John. Sounded dirty at first, but having read the meaning it now seems fussy and clinical.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-58110834654640391092017-02-14T14:30:31.817-05:002017-02-14T14:30:31.817-05:00I'm stunned that it's a real word! But a v...I'm stunned that it's a real word! But a very awkward one, I think. "Critical period" does a much better job with only three more letters and a space.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com