Folks at the conference I’m attending seem to have no idea that the Midwest exists. They have already provided me with 3 different appellations for my state of Illinois.
The program refers to it as “Illionis.” The certificate I get for attending the conference calls it “Ilinnois.” But the prize for the most convoluted spelling goes to the badge I have to wear on my chest. It claims that I’m from “Illionnois.”
That’s horrible! You’d think they’d check and recheck spellings like that.
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They have yet to hit on the right spelling at least once. 🙂
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Don’t mess up with this blue State! 😉
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And you’ll have to thank God that is a literature conference….
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Yes, this would look much worse at a geography conference. 🙂
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Is this the face that launched a thousand ships
And burned the topless towers of Illion?
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🙂 🙂
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Are you at MMLA? They ran out of conference programs this morning. You’d think they would print enough for the participants at least! I did get one but only because I got down to the registration area very early this morning.
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No, I’m at a feminist Hispanic lit conference in Grand Rapids, MI. MMLA always has some “fun” surprise prepared for people.
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