As suggested earlier, that might be explained here? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_three_(writing)
On Wednesday, 9 November 2022 at 08:49:07 UTC+5:30 valmiki wrote: > Ha (FN's choice for a title of the Bible) > But an excellent observation: why this marked inclination for three > alliterative words in the choice of a title? > Something to mull over. > Best, v > > On Wed, 9 Nov, 2022, 12:26 am Sajan, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am somewhat mystified by this passion for three word alliterative book >> titles among Goan writers (or do we blame the publishers?). >> >> Lambert Mascarenhas' '*Musings, Moods, Memories' *follows close on the >> heels of Alan Machado's '*Goa Inquisition: Facts-Fiction-Factoids'. * >> >> A couple of years ago, I remember pointing out that Lourdino Alberto >> Rodrigues’ ‘*Souls, Spices and Sex: The Struggle for European Ascendancy >> in Portuguese India 1510 – 1961*’ had nothing whatsoever to do with >> spices or sex (or, for that matter, souls), but the publisher was evidently >> casting about desperately for an alliterative title consisting of three >> random words, without which one cannot possibly sell books in Goa. >> >> Earlier, there was '*Sin, Saints and Settlers (Just Matata)*' by Braz >> Menezes and '*Feasts, Feni and Firecrackers*' by Mel D’Souza, not to >> mention '*Texts, Tomes and Treasures'* by Maria Pia de Menezes Rodrigues >> and *'Mothers, Miracles and Mythology'* by Robert S Newman. >> >> These are just a few of the alliterative Goan book titles I remember; I'm >> sure there are many more. >> >> If Fred Noronha were to publish the Bible, I'm pretty sure he'd call it *' >> Prophesies, Parables and Proverbs'. * >> >> Sajan >> >> >> On Monday, 7 November 2022 at 10:53:10 UTC+5:30 fredericknoronha2 wrote: >> >>> [image: WhatsApp Image 2022-11-07 at 10.31.58 AM.jpeg] >>> >>> -- >>> >>> FN * +91-9822122436 <+91%2098221%2022436> * 784 Saligao 403511 Bardez Goa >>> >>> >>> ------------------- YouTube Channels ------------------- >>> >>> FN https://www.youtube.com/c/FrederickFNNoronha/videos >>> >>> or https://bit.ly/FNOnYouTube >>> >>> FN1 https://bit.ly/FNVideos1 FN2 https://bit.ly/FNVideos2 >>> >>> ------------------- ------------------- ---------------- >>> >>> >>> [image: Mailtrack] >>> <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality11&;> >>> Sender >>> notified by >>> Mailtrack >>> <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=signaturevirality11&;> >>> 07/11/22, >>> 10:50:49 am >>> >> -- >> > *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Goa Book Club" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/013def26-7d71-4c1c-9727-e862b2e32b88n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/013def26-7d71-4c1c-9727-e862b2e32b88n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Goa Book Club" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/ea856856-ccd5-4636-8ad1-7ee8936646d9n%40googlegroups.com.
