Speaking Wild Chimpanzee
G'ma and I went to hear Jane Goodall speak this afternoon. After saying "Hello" in what I can only describe as "a proper British accent," she said it again in Wild Chimp. I've never heard anyone converse in Wild Chimp before, and I have to tell you that it sounds like a language I could learn to love... and like a language I could probably learn. My sense is that grammar wouldn't be a huge part of the curriculum. Dr. Jane spoke for an hour this afternoon in the lovely outdoor atrium of Pima Community College's Northwest Campus, conveniently located right between G'ma's pod-castle and my house. And before I wax eloquently about her and her work and her general wonderfulness, let me do the same about PCC and its student body. Parking was abundant but crowded, yet no one was tailgating or honking or looking peeved. The signage was ok, but I asked a group of boys (ok, young men.... I'm getting old.....they all look like boys to me.......