VLVL2(3): A Real Revolution

[Dave Monroe]

Note that, earlier on the page, "had" is italicized
for emphasis, then "chale ese" is italicized as a
foreign phrase, setting up a polysemous superposition
here of various relevant possibilities.  "A real
revolution."  Read as emphasized in English, real =
actual, authentic, bona fide, genuine, whatever, but
italicized as Spanish, real = royal, fine, money,
military.  In re: The Reagan Revolution.  Both/and ...

--- Dave Monroe <monrovius at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>    "'We don't know why.  But it's no game in
> Washington--chale ese--this ain't tweakin around no
> more with no short-term maneuvers here, this is a
> real revolution, not that little fantasy hand-job
> you people was into, is it's a groundswell, Zoyd,
> the wave of History, and you can catch it, or
> scratch it.'" (VL, Ch. 3, p. 27)
> 
> "a real revolution"
> 
> re·al
> adj. 
> 1. - royal 
> 2. figurative - fine 
> 
> m. 
> 1. (moneda) - real 
> 2. (MILITARY) - army camp 
> 
> http://www.yahooligans.com/search/ligans_se?lb=e&p=num%3As18631

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