Orthographic Variation: The Lennon Edition
Dear Everyone,
The first time I encountered orthographic variation was when I was little, reading the stories of John Lennon. He has books. Have you read these? A Spaniard in the Works and In His Own Write are the most popular. Well, Lennon loved to play on words. Oh boy, he loved to. And it shows in his books. That's really all his books are. Some of the stories are just so...out of control with orthographic variations, you can barely read them. When I was little, I would read them out loud and laugh so hard because they were so different.
Here is a good example. This is his "About the Author" from In His Own Write:
About the Awful
I was bored on the 9th of Octover 1940 when, I believe, the Nasties were still booming us led by Madalf Heatlump (Who only had one). Anyway they didn’t get me. I attended to varicous schools in Liddypol. And still didn’t pass – much to my Aunties supplies. As a member of the most publified Beatles my and (P, G, and R’s) records might seem funnier to some of you than this book, but as far as I’m conceived this correction of short writty is the most wonderfoul larf I’ve ever ready.
God help and breed you all.
Hahahaha. I love it. Isn't it fabulous? I have the books if you want me to bring them to you so you can look through all of his craziness...
Love, Natalie