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Comments
Here is a selection of comments from readers of the dictionary and visitors
to the website:
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Congratulations on Mirisgala! What a stunning cover!
Sujatha Meegama
27/11/07
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And thanks for a superb book to add to our library.
Nazreen Sansoni
28/11/07
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Had a quick look at the book last night. I am so glad that it is more
than just a dictionary - more than just a book for the suddha to look
up and understand what we mean. We already have one language that is unique
to this country - Sinhala. It is not spoken nor written anywhere else
in the world. And now you have given Sri Lankan English too a place and
validates the way we speak and write.
Anu Weerasooriya
28/11/07
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I'm one of Dr. Dushy Mendis' students at the University of Colombo and
I was at the launch of your wonderful book. I am very happy that the idea
of Sri Lankan English has got more established with the publication of
your dictionary.
Dilini Algama
30/11/07
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Wanted to say how much I am enjoying the dictionary, enlightening, amusing
in parts and enriching my range of epithets nicely. Well done, a topping
book! So far churufchurufying makes it to the number one spot, keep trying
to work it into every conversation with parents who have young children.
Ian Wolvers
05/12/07
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After returning from a short Christmas break in the UK, I wandered into
Vijitha Yapa’s the other day and came across this brilliant magnum
opus of yours, the Sri Lankan English Dictionary. I must say it’s
incredibly comprehensive. When I started dipping into it, nearly all my
favourite words and phrases were there. The variations on BSE produced
in Sri Lanka and in India, where I was as a boy have fascinated me for
a long time. I used to have Hobson Jobson as my loo reading, but it’s
now been replaced by your tome.
William Knox
06/01/08
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Dear Michael - MANY thanks for the dictionary - and many congratulations
on an excellent piece of work.
Dr Christopher Tribble
12/01/08
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What a fascinating publication it is, you have painstakingly put it together.
A labour of love indeed. The Sri Lankans are now spread world wide and
they have taken the language with them and at times find it difficult
to explain it, but you have come up with the answer. I for one have been
looking for a clear explanation of the word ‘machang’ used
by the diaspora here and you’ve come up trumps. Thank you.
Victor Melder
27/02/08
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… what a thing! Absolutely superb; very many thanks – really
evocative, well produced and a fine end to a wonderfully particular project.
Congratulations!
Phil Richardson
06/03/08
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Thank you for the dictionary! It arrived on Monday and is already a popular
addition to our 'by the loo' library. It is a fantastic book to dip into...really
fascinating and a great achievement. Well done! It oozes with your passion
for the country and the language and feels like a chunk of you. Thanks
for sharing it with us.
Deb Milner
06/03/08
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I keep my dictionary by my bedside and every so often I open a page at
random, to find myself engulfed in memories, scents and feelings of the
past - and also to find how much Singlish my English includes...
Maria Vernersson
22/04/08
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I haven't yet had time to absorb all the richness of the dictionary, but
it's already plain that, like all the best reference works, it combines
attentive scholarship with great enthusiasm for your subject. It will
be a valuable and useful addition to my library.
Michelle de Kretser
25/04/08
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I just wanted to say what a wonderful book your dictionary is. I have been sitting here up in the Massachusetts countryside for the last many hours reading through it, with your Introduction, and think it just a triumph. I thought you might like to know it is now shelved next to Hobson-Jobson, sandwiched between that and Cruden's Concordance.
Simon Winchester
21/06/08
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I am writing to thank and congratulate you on the publication of the dictionary of Sri Lankan English. I enjoyed going through it (it brought much I had forgotten back!) and believe it is a timely, important and rather witty contribution to Sri Lankan literary studies. I know the dictionary will be a valuable resource for students and teachers alike and I look forward to seeing it extended and evolve over the years as interest in the field grows.
Dr Minoli Salgado
28/11/08