tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post7152785985510897811..comments2023-09-07T07:41:28.307-04:00Comments on Zestful Writing: Getting the Words More BetterElizabeth Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-63931699133044637622018-04-11T05:52:11.657-04:002018-04-11T05:52:11.657-04:00Nice Article is this!Write My EssayNice Article is this!<a href="https://www.writemyessays.org.uk" rel="nofollow">Write My Essay</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126443340561960393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-81206007480095773702018-04-07T12:55:42.013-04:002018-04-07T12:55:42.013-04:00Yes, that's right, Michael. Now tell us about ...Yes, that's right, Michael. Now tell us about 'cremulous.' If you please.Elizabeth Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-69844187375907616342018-04-07T12:26:17.497-04:002018-04-07T12:26:17.497-04:00“Inflammable” appears to be a sort of corrupted ba...“Inflammable” appears to be a sort of corrupted back formation from “inflamed,” which is a perfectly cremulous adjective. <br /><br />Some argue that “inflammable”has achieved acceptable usage status. These are the sort of people who argue that it’s acceptible to say “ten times as small as.”michael edelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754240689116228542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-77690416934774162772018-04-07T10:12:36.943-04:002018-04-07T10:12:36.943-04:00Yeah, that one's no good in any kind of straig...Yeah, that one's no good in any kind of straight exposition; it can only work in vernacular dialogue. Kind of like 'fixing to'. "I'm fixing to cut the grass." ... Thanks for stopping by, John.Elizabeth Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-45405242226414473152018-04-07T10:08:15.322-04:002018-04-07T10:08:15.322-04:00Edit: If I were learning ENGLISH as a second langu...Edit: If I were learning ENGLISH as a second language.Elizabeth Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-55341249237623480832018-04-06T16:53:32.606-04:002018-04-06T16:53:32.606-04:00One that drives me nuts: Fred is looking to go to ...One that drives me nuts: Fred is looking to go to college. Well he should but this probably won't get corrected there. It may be in such common usage that it's become acceptable.John in VThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521661872759627680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-54991180063118967062018-04-06T16:33:38.413-04:002018-04-06T16:33:38.413-04:00Right. If I were learning as a second language, I&...Right. If I were learning as a second language, I'd want to shoot myself over that one.Elizabeth Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-26935935439566417382018-04-06T10:58:13.024-04:002018-04-06T10:58:13.024-04:00Flammable and inflammable do not have opposite mea...Flammable and inflammable do not have opposite meanings! Pam Buchmeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413850020917895164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-9223162311982116092018-04-06T10:40:59.841-04:002018-04-06T10:40:59.841-04:00You should definitely stop eating them.You should definitely stop eating them.Elizabeth Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-64807134788619546362018-04-05T22:46:06.808-04:002018-04-05T22:46:06.808-04:00I can’t eat Tide pods??I can’t eat Tide pods??Annehttp://daltonlegal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-73084126991113353482018-04-05T21:43:36.351-04:002018-04-05T21:43:36.351-04:00Yes, though I can't put my finger on what'...Yes, though I can't put my finger on what's so annoying about it.Elizabeth Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-74575806715633080762018-04-05T19:19:37.947-04:002018-04-05T19:19:37.947-04:00The one that stops me every time is, "I'm...The one that stops me every time is, "I'm going to try and do. . ." It should be "try to do." Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862635233892967868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-56677540980219222332018-04-05T17:51:08.918-04:002018-04-05T17:51:08.918-04:00Thank you for clearing it up. Thank you for clearing it up. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06108715396404430718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-31720121091479032018-04-05T17:38:27.250-04:002018-04-05T17:38:27.250-04:00Yes, Susan, and I would throw in "So-and-so t...Yes, Susan, and I would throw in "So-and-so turned up dead." I've been guilty of it. I will defend 'their' in some cases, because the English language just doesn't have a workable possessive pronoun for an individual. Writing [his or her], especially repeatedly, can make a passage sound stiff and break whatever spell the writer might be creating. Thanks for stopping in!Elizabeth Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-70579804607539088822018-04-05T16:54:19.910-04:002018-04-05T16:54:19.910-04:00One that drives me nuts is, "So-and-so went m...One that drives me nuts is, "So-and-so went missing." In fact, I dislike that phrase so much I won't read a book if it's used in the blurb. Another maddening one is the more-and-more common use of "their" when referring to an individual. Unfortunately, I think that one is actually considered acceptable these days. (But not by ME!)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-930963308733827702018-04-05T16:13:55.251-04:002018-04-05T16:13:55.251-04:00Yeah, you know, I can go either way on that one. I...Yeah, you know, I can go either way on that one. In writing, I try to stick with simplicity, as: "Thank you for signing up for my blog." But in speech, if I want to be more emphatic, I'll often say (while making serious eye contact or even taking the person's hand if they're a special human to me), "I want to thank you for [helping me / taking care of that so fast / pitching in, even though you didn't feel well / or whatever]." Therefore, in dialogue, you might find yourself using it, because people do say that.Elizabeth Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-11435861751440052272018-04-05T16:09:00.698-04:002018-04-05T16:09:00.698-04:00Thanks, Ona. Will do.Thanks, Ona. Will do.Elizabeth Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207536110886973913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-37921996519810389682018-04-05T15:20:53.775-04:002018-04-05T15:20:53.775-04:00Precision. That’s you in a nutshell. Thank you for...Precision. That’s you in a nutshell. Thank you for doing this. And since we’re talking about saying things correctly, what’s your take on this: I want to thank you for helping me. OR Thank you for helping me. To me, when someone says they want to, they aren’t really saying they are—thanking me, for instance. I used to correct my boss’s letters, and he went along with it. Am I just picky? Could I be wrong? I see the “would like to” thing all the time and it just seems wrong to me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06108715396404430718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873889619654138974.post-51124446408097522772018-04-05T15:20:18.848-04:002018-04-05T15:20:18.848-04:00I love your blog. Keep making my day!I love your blog. Keep making my day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com