1Q84

Erik T. Burns eburns at gmail.com
Fri Mar 2 12:07:31 CST 2012


yeh because 1Q84 is all about corporate earnings...

also, this "spoiler" comes as I realize I have 70 chapters (out of 80) to go.

but still, why not 1?84 or at least 1QM84!?

I-ma write a book called 1?84


On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Henry M <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:
> This spoiler has ruined the book for me.  I had thought that the title
> was the usual shorthand for 1st Quarter, 1984.  Now I won't read it.
> ;-)
>
> AsB4,
> ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶
> Henry Mu
> http://astore.amazon.com/tdcoccamsaxe-20
>
> --
>
> On 3/2/12, Erik T. Burns <eburns at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I've just reached the part where "1Q94" is explained as 1 question mark 84
>> .... So my question is, why, for fuck's sake, isn't the English title
>> "1?84"' which typographically looks better and makes more sense.l..



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