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From the article: “When I watched someone on TV using a quill, I didn’t go on the internet and write: “What is the purpose of the information feather?”” (Once
by egypturnash 7y ago
From the article:
“When I watched someone on TV using a quill, I didn’t go on the internet and write: “What is the purpose of the information feather?””
(Once upon a time, before pens were manufactured, people would write by taking a large feather, cutting the hollow tube at its center to a point, and dipping it in ink.)
- dgellow 7y agoSo, I know what is a quill. I don't know what is an "information feather" :) But thank you for answering.
- astine 7y ago"Information feather" isn't a typical expression in the English language. The author is using that as a hypothetical phrase that someone who had never heard of a quill might think up in order to describe a quill in the same way that people who have never heard of a darkroom are calling it a "red room," not understanding its purpose. This is mostly intended as a joke.