[etni] Fwd: Alphabetical friends (Ha'aretz)
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From: laurie ornstein <laurenmadeline@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Alphabetical friends (Ha'aretz)
Hi All,
Sharing this interesting article I just read.
When Amos Oz was little, he would draw letters and words in his
imagination; that is how he learned to read. He refers to it in his
book, "A Tale of Love and Darkness."
"For example, I discovered that the word 'horse' (סוס) has two full
packs hanging on either side of the saddle," he writes. "A garden (ןג
) is a man going for a walk, but there is a wall blocking his way...."
[Translator's note: Oz was conjuring pictogram equivalents to the
Hebrew letters that make up these words.]
For more...
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/alphabetical-friends-1.396013
Laurie
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