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muckefuck ([personal profile] muckefuck) wrote2008-11-11 10:13 pm

The curse of polygottalism

I had a very pleasant lunch today with a coworker. (At the end she said, "That was very enjoyable. We almost didn't mention work at all!") At one point I wanted to tell her what kind of novel I was reading at home. I started to say "policier" but realised I needed another word because that wasn't English. But all I could think of as an alternative was "Krimi". After struggling for a bit, I finally just confessed my confusion and she said, "Detective fiction?" (Fortunately, she's the sympathetic sort who would never accuse me of showing off.)

[identity profile] muckefuck.livejournal.com 2008-11-12 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
That was the problem I had with this one: It's not truly a "mystery"--or, if so, it doesn't follow classic mystery structure.