The Meaning of Liff

Language Humor

Author: Douglas Adams

In life and, indeed, in liff, there are many hundreds of common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we all know and recognize, but for which no words exist. This text uses place names to describe some of these meanings…..Read More

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