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Eating the letter R or Eric Gill for lunch

I recently posted on VS Naipaul and typography here. Still reading Mr Biswas I came on this sentence: ‘ “I could eat the Gill Sans R,” the editor said.’ [Everyman Edition, 1995, p.310).  I could eat the Gill Sans R! What a wonderful expression. Made me think what other letters I would choose to eat at a dinner party; indeed who I would invite to that dinner party to eat those letters. More to follow….your comments/guest list welcome.

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5 responses to “Eating the letter R or Eric Gill for lunch”

  1. Jesse Avatar
    Jesse

    How about a heaping bowl of Bulmer italic ampersands? That would keep me going for a while.

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  2. john pitt Avatar
    john pitt

    Thanks. Could cause a bit of indigestion though!

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  3. Stuart Gluth Avatar
    Stuart Gluth

    I once had a dog take a bite out of my Rs

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  4. Decifrador Avatar
    Decifrador

    I don’t understand what you are meaning here.

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    1. john pitt Avatar
      john pitt

      Thanks for the comment. This is a suggestion that lunch isn’t always about food – but can be about the wonderful experience of lettering. If I can eat an R, well why can’t I eat Eric as well?

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