tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post540246356475003177..comments2024-03-11T22:54:06.514+00:00Comments on Wordsmithing: Hair loss: an unavoidable symptom of writing?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-22503602574222264572010-06-07T20:15:07.910+01:002010-06-07T20:15:07.910+01:00You are truly saying that hair loss happen when yo...You are truly saying that hair loss happen when you write something and that is unavoidable as you have to write always.P Ropeciahttp://www.franklindrugcenter.com/propecia.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-37418983186827098802010-06-05T11:13:28.127+01:002010-06-05T11:13:28.127+01:00LOL, I speak like that on a daily basis. Simple En...LOL, I speak like that on a daily basis. Simple English and village Cypriot Greek. I hope you enjoyed a little bit of Cyprus, my new home.<br />What school did you visit?Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-4941523060222204372010-06-03T17:29:07.244+01:002010-06-03T17:29:07.244+01:00Hi Karen
Umm, it is true, you just can't beat ...Hi Karen<br />Umm, it is true, you just can't beat a good exclamation mark fest!!!<br />Have I mentioned the word just? It's a great filler and time waster.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-49788635903969099882010-06-03T15:31:03.949+01:002010-06-03T15:31:03.949+01:00Ah those ellipses are hard to get out too! Not lik...Ah those ellipses are hard to get out too! Not like crutch words that you can easily find and delete. I edited a writer who put ellipses everywhere. He said, I pause a lot when I talk, so they just seem right. Well, no, they don't. They're a distraction! My weakness is exclamation points. I have to go back and take them out of my writing by the dozens!! But when I blog I can keep them in! Yay!!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-75695175076031477772010-06-02T17:42:15.411+01:002010-06-02T17:42:15.411+01:00Hi Jennifer and Laura
I knew it couldn't only...Hi Jennifer and Laura <br />I knew it couldn't only be me who uses dashes on repeat, they are just so... convenient. ;)<br /><br />Hi Anne Don't you think Word's grammar police is a little over-keen on semi-colons? Obviously, I don't argue with it often but... sometimes I ignore and favour the humble comma instead. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-46594883987321539112010-06-02T16:45:57.907+01:002010-06-02T16:45:57.907+01:00I do exactly the same thing with dashes -- and you...I do exactly the same thing with dashes -- and you're right -- people don't talk in full sentences...<br />Seriously, I do clean them up occasionally but I don't worry too much about it. I just think "well, that's my style."Laura Canonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574566234310522696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-63214484643080901842010-06-02T13:13:51.177+01:002010-06-02T13:13:51.177+01:00I'm a comma girl myself along with semi-colons...I'm a comma girl myself along with semi-colons although not using them in the proper place. Thank God for Grammar check.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-10427678665314945092010-06-02T12:41:11.585+01:002010-06-02T12:41:11.585+01:00I use the em dash more than I should, too! Love t...I use the em dash more than I should, too! Love them! LOL!Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-65753157208563948812010-06-02T10:33:08.959+01:002010-06-02T10:33:08.959+01:00Hi Donna
Don't you think people, and characte...Hi Donna <br />Don't you think people, and characters, just need to think through their sentences before opening their mouths? Then there's not changing their minds... or realising they are putting their foot in it! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673700697394236559.post-77958500077244774572010-06-02T01:43:49.405+01:002010-06-02T01:43:49.405+01:00The old "er" and "uhm" and yes...The old "er" and "uhm" and yes, fragmenting sentences to reflect how people really talk. Very distracting.<br /><br />And commas. Sometimes there are so many I wonder how my fingers do that so often without my noticing.<br /><br />At least you're catching yours! Leave the hair alone Elaine. It looks lovely atop your head.<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.com