Timeline for What does the word “practical ” mean in “Old Possum's book of practical cats”？
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| Jun 22, 2013 at 14:58 | answer | added | StoneyB on hiatus | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jun 22, 2013 at 12:11 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglish/status/348412871593566209 | ||
| Jun 22, 2013 at 10:02 | comment | added | Charlie Brown | Interesting factoid on Cat's and the question piqued my curiosity. Authors being creative as they are (Silverstein, Seuss, Burgess, Friedman, etc.) can leave one wondering how they come up with some of the titles they do, even after reading the book. | |
| Jun 22, 2013 at 10:01 | history | edited | Robusto | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 22, 2013 at 9:52 | comment | added | Robusto | It means "level-headed, efficient, and unspeculative" as in the dictionary definition, and is an example of pathetic fallacy used for humorous effect. | |
| Jun 22, 2013 at 9:22 | comment | added | J.R. | I've never read the work nor seen the play, but I suspect that word is added in an effort to personify the cats, and make them seem more human-like. | |
| Jun 22, 2013 at 9:21 | history | edited | J.R. | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 22, 2013 at 9:10 | history | asked | user25049 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |