Re: Focus Question #1 What does phony really mean? (fwd)
Emily Friedman (bananafish_9@yahoo.com)
Thu, 29 Oct 1998 18:49:00 -0800 (PST)
---Camille Scaysbrook <verona_beach@geocities.com> wrote:
>
>
> > What does the word "phony" really mean?
>
> Believe it or not I actually heard the word derived from telephones!
(I
> don't know whether it's true or not but bear with me ...) Everyone
knows
> what it is to put on your `phone' voice - which, yes, is usually
pretty
> phony and superficial - and that entered the popular lexicon. Has
anyone
> else heard of this or am I imagining things? Actually, it's quite
> interesting - a phone conversation denotes both closeness and
distance ...
> you could say a lot about all the phone calls in TCIR.
>
> Camille
> verona_beach@geocities.com
> @ THE ARTS HOLE www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
> @ THE INVERTED FOREST www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest
>
> Yes that is so true! When Holden calls people on the phone it
symbolizes that he is reaching out for people but nothing is ever
clear. I never thought about that before,
-Liz Friedman
>
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