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l.E.Gant

Clearly mine is not geting through either

posted by beachbelle on November 21, 2004 at 2:27 AM | link to this | reply

<sigh> I gues humour is not your strong point </sigh>

posted by L.E.Gant on November 21, 2004 at 2:09 AM | link to this | reply

L.E. Gant

Thanks but I believe it can mean both

posted by beachbelle on November 21, 2004 at 12:35 AM | link to this | reply

Small correction:

<pedantic mode>A tautology is a staement that is always true (in logic). It does not require different words for the same item or article or...</pedantic mode>

But a great way to practice tight, taut, trim writing is using haiku, even if they are a bit cryptic (crossword) like.

posted by L.E.Gant on November 20, 2004 at 8:05 PM | link to this | reply

One of my managers told me in the past that I had a tendency to ramble.

I think that turning to haiku has helped me to cut down the chatter over all.   I am still a work in progress though, as is everyone.

posted by Tremac on November 20, 2004 at 9:00 AM | link to this | reply

belle

This is so good!
 

posted by Justi on November 20, 2004 at 6:30 AM | link to this | reply

Anna

I love stream of consciousness stuff too

posted by beachbelle on November 19, 2004 at 11:58 PM | link to this | reply

But I like to meander. I like to start off with one subject and go off on another like I do when I write my column Annamaniacs (for those of you out there this is not just a blog but an actual column that I get paid weekly for although it isn't very much, not even enough to buy lunch, believe me, column writing doesn't pay that well, unless your on a TV show about sex and then it seems to pay enough for a NY apartment and designer shoes, and humor really doesn't pay well because I guess so many people do it although Erma Bombeck made a lot of money doing it, but then she also got to go on TV and if she were around today she'd be on Oprah, which reminds me about the Oprah show about people who have really messy houses which is what my house is turning into now that I'm writing a 50,000 word novel in one month and my kids think dinner is toast and cheese...where was I?

posted by AnnaMJ on November 19, 2004 at 11:36 PM | link to this | reply

Concise.

Taut, splendid, sublime, delicate, exquisite, a coup de grace, wonderful, dandy, fine, peachy, great, good, perfect, tight, crisp, clear, trim, short, pretty, supple, breathtaking, informative, and not to mention a tad transcendent. I may have missed the point.

posted by Diversion4u on November 19, 2004 at 11:04 PM | link to this | reply

that's why i like experimenting with poetry

you need to use fewer words to make more sense!

posted by littlemspickles on November 19, 2004 at 10:58 PM | link to this | reply

I'll be right beside you

posted by beachbelle on November 19, 2004 at 8:22 PM | link to this | reply

Good advice. So it's

carb free conjugations for me. Give me a while to work it off, I'm a creature of habit.

posted by Flumpystalls3000 on November 19, 2004 at 8:18 PM | link to this | reply