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Sunday 6 November 2016
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES...
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The 1956 one. As far as I'm concerned an "annual" is just a hardback book traditionally given as a Christmas present - the fact that Dennis The Menace didn't actually come out annually till 1987 is irrelevant.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, CJ, 'as far as you're concerned' doesn't bear resemblance to the facts. The 1956 book wasn't an Annual, as it didn't come out 'annually'. That's why they were called 'The Dennis The Menace Book', not 'The Dennis The Menace Annual' (until 2003). I suppose the 1987 book, being the first book to come out a year BEFORE the next one, is the one that starts the annual tradition.
ReplyDeleteOK, you're right. But we all just say "annual" when we mean a hardbook book received at Christmas, don't we ? Well, I do anyway.
ReplyDeleteWell, you're partially right - most of us do. However, what we call something and what it is, is not always the same thing. For example, some people call puzzle & activity magazines for children 'comics' - but they aren't quite.
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