You Say "Thuh", I Say "Thee"...

... but why?

This is an interesting article on the two pronunciations of the word "the" (reduced "thuh" versus unreduced "thee"), and the role each plays in communication.

More Reading

I finished reading Twisty Little Passages, but on reflection I don't think I'm going to review it. There are some fairly interesting things in it, but I don't feel particularly moved to comment on them.

I also finished rereading A Deepness in the Sky, and I do want to write something about Vinge in general, but I think I should reread a little more first - The Peace War, "True Names", and maybe "The Ungoverned".

Finally, as to HP6, my only comment is that the climax and coda just screamed "unreliable narrator" to me. Things are not as they seem.