Annotation - Chapter 1, Page 5
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* {{PP|5|2|a}} "getting the {{Ix|tel}} of the head" | * {{PP|5|2|a}} "getting the {{Ix|tel}} of the head" | ||
| − | Riddley uses ''tel'' to mean a divination or prophecy; see {{Ix|connexion man}} and {{Ix|tel woman}}. Besides "tell," the word suggests ''telly'' or TV (an interpretation that was made literal in the peculiar Hoban homage of | + | Riddley uses ''tel'' to mean a divination or prophecy; see {{Ix|connexion man}} and {{Ix|tel woman}}. Besides "tell," the word suggests ''telly'' or TV (an interpretation that was made literal in the peculiar Hoban homage of {{Bibliocite|Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome}}). |
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Latest revision as of 23:12, 28 July 2013
Riddley uses tel to mean a divination or prophecy; see connexion man and tel woman. Besides "tell," the word suggests telly or TV (an interpretation that was made literal in the peculiar Hoban homage of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome).