Douglas Adams - The Deeper Meaning of Liff

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Prefaces Preface to The Meaning of Liff, 1983 In Life there are many hundreds of common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we will all know and recognize, but for which no word exists. On the other hand, the world is littered with thousands of spare words which spend their time doing nothing but loafing about on signposts pointing at places. Our job, as we see it, is to get these words down off the signposts and into the mouths of babes and sucklings and so on, where they can start earning their keep in everyday conversation and make a more positive contribution to society. Douglas Adams, John Lloyd, Malibu, 1982 Preface to the 1984 Reprint What we said in the first preface pretty much stands, I think. Douglas Adams, New York, 1983 Preface to the Second 1984 Reprint Cant think of anything much to add to the previous preface. Douglas Adams, Seychelles, 1984 Is it? John Lloyd, Birmingham, 1984 Preface to the 1986 Reprint There was a point I was going to make in this preface but its one of those things that you just cant remember when you actually sit down to write it. Douglas Adams, Madagascar, 1985 Preface to the 1987 Reprint No. Douglas Adams, Madagascar, 1985 Preface to the 1987 Reprint No.

It came back to me briefly when I was in Brazil, but I didnt have a pen with me. Douglas Adams, Hong Kong, 1986 Preface to the 1988 Reprint Did you get the preface I faxed you from New Zealand? Douglas Adams, Zaire, 1988 Preface to the 1989 Reprint No. John Lloyd, Lambeth, 1989 Preface to the Second 1989 Reprint Pity. That was a good one. Cant remember how it was now. John Lloyd, Lambeth, 1989Preface to the First Edition ofThe Deeper Meaning of Liff, 1990 Well, theres not much we need to add to that then, really, is there? Douglas Adams, John Lloyd, Sydney, 1990

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