tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post115583824416745963..comments2023-09-22T18:24:22.356+01:00Comments on Lexi Revellian: Words, words, words...Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-88435466899008909932007-11-23T09:32:00.000+00:002007-11-23T09:32:00.000+00:00Riled? Moi? No, no.Fiona, I've been on Youwriteo...Riled? Moi? No, no.<BR/><BR/>Fiona, I've been on Youwriteon for a year and a day, and I know that the stupid reviews are the tax you pay on the good ones.<BR/><BR/>Inevitable on a site that welcomes all comers.<BR/><BR/>And you are not to say anything critical about Alan, a reviewer sans peur et sans reproche.<BR/><BR/>(Dunno why I've gone a bit French in this comment).<BR/><BR/>I'm with your parents on the dictionary advice.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-32343164830995908412007-11-22T20:09:00.000+00:002007-11-22T20:09:00.000+00:00Lexi,You've been on YWO how long and you're lettin...Lexi,<BR/>You've been on YWO how long and you're letting a couple of dumb comments rile you?<BR/>Look, some of the writers on there are complete morons.<BR/>You know that for a fact. <BR/>Many of the writers there are serious about their craft.<BR/>I got my fair share (frankly more than my fair share) of dumb comments.<BR/>My favorite continues to be the writer on the site who chided me for using Hell's Kitchen in my NYC based story and saying - what is that? A restaurant? A building?<BR/>ARRGGH...and of course your buddy Alan here was not exactly kind either, but I've forgiven him (wink). <BR/>Focus less on the stupids and more on finding a niche for your babies.<BR/>My parents encouraged me to read with a dictionary handy. I would say the same thing applies today.<BR/>If you are not learning something new, read something else!fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315297858672940127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-56313705582565528092007-11-21T14:13:00.000+00:002007-11-21T14:13:00.000+00:00Ah, but in Groucho's old TV show, "You Bet Your Li...Ah, but in Groucho's old TV show, "You Bet Your Life", if the contestant said the right word, the cigar smoking duck descended on a string and there was money won. A hundred dollars I do believe. <BR/><BR/>So a discussion of the right word at the right time fits perfectly with the Marx Bros.<BR/><BR/>I think you need to find a place for "rannygazoo" in "Trav". It is a good word and deserves wider circulation.<BR/><BR/>And it has nothing to do with the Marx Brothers. Which is a shame.Alan Hutchesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880999192085868408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-79114110648675686472007-11-21T13:46:00.000+00:002007-11-21T13:46:00.000+00:00Nik, thank you so much for a comment which does no...Nik, thank you so much for a comment which does not mention the Marx Brothers.<BR/><BR/>I must say I was getting rather sick of all five (or six) of them.<BR/><BR/>Ye, Norm and Alan, I AM looking at you.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-79695455250659669942007-11-21T11:17:00.000+00:002007-11-21T11:17:00.000+00:00I think the important thing is to use the right wo...I think the important thing is to use the right word. Sometimes that means using one which is simple other times it might mean using something long or unknown to the reader. As long as it's the right one and isn't being used to show off the author's vocab (which would mean the reader's thinking about the writer and not the story)then it's fine.<BR/><BR/>And learning new words is good fun!<BR/><BR/>That's what I think.<BR/><BR/>NikNik Perringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426321804560400335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-82648020590348649642007-11-20T22:50:00.000+00:002007-11-20T22:50:00.000+00:00Alan,You caught me. I had my tongue firmly in chee...Alan,<BR/>You caught me. I had my tongue firmly in cheek. I'm sure you're correct. Catching me was "Duck Soup" on your part.Timberatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017106606021535783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-6062993484993318192007-11-20T22:24:00.000+00:002007-11-20T22:24:00.000+00:00Zeppo was in at least one or two of the movies. I ...Zeppo was in at least one or two of the movies. I think, I say I think that Gummo had dropped out of performing before the boys hit the big screen, having worn out hisself on the vaudeville circuit.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to Wikipedia that to see if I'm anywhere right.Alan Hutchesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880999192085868408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-90954052700115726492007-11-20T21:50:00.000+00:002007-11-20T21:50:00.000+00:00I never could tell Gummo or Zeppo apart. I thought...I never could tell Gummo or Zeppo apart. I thought they were the same brother with just different stage names.Timberatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017106606021535783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-5457001903842222072007-11-20T19:55:00.001+00:002007-11-20T19:55:00.001+00:00Hey, what about Newbie Marx?(Feeble joke, but topi...Hey, what about Newbie Marx?<BR/><BR/>(Feeble joke, but topical).Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-3619028480248250612007-11-20T19:52:00.000+00:002007-11-20T19:52:00.000+00:00Nope, Karl is the sixth Marx brother. After Gummo ...Nope, Karl is the sixth Marx brother. After Gummo and Zeppo.Alan Hutchesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880999192085868408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-83410389119243736282007-11-20T18:20:00.000+00:002007-11-20T18:20:00.000+00:00Yes, a friend told me when Minty was born not to t...Yes, a friend told me when Minty was born not to talk down to her by using easy words. <BR/><BR/>I took his advice. He was right.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250078125607062288.post-60104573191505124742007-11-20T18:05:00.000+00:002007-11-20T18:05:00.000+00:00When Mary and I read our friend Alethea Eason's ma...When Mary and I read our friend <A HREF="http://aletheaeason.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Alethea Eason</A>'s manuscript that became <A HREF="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060825546/Hungry/index.aspx" REL="nofollow"><I>Hungry</I>, </A> we circled the word "diaphanous." Since <A HREF="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060825546/Hungry/index.aspx" REL="nofollow"><I>Hungry</I> </A> is for ages 9-13 we questioned if it might be too much for the age. Alethea is a "Reading specialist by day. Writer by night." She knows about how kids learn words. "Diaphanous" stayed.<BR/><BR/>Keep the words.<BR/><BR/>Karl is known as the fifth Marx brother.<BR/><BR/><I>Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.</I> - Julius (Groucho) MarxTimberatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017106606021535783noreply@blogger.com