Tag: style
group name: paree
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February 24, 2007 12:40 AM EST --
What heart is this that
lies without feeling in the chest?
Where does a rejected soul go
to find a bit of quiet rest?
Who lays before me lilies white,
a secret gift, a lark and nothing more? . . . more
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July 01, 2006 09:20 AM EDT --
The first week went smoothly what between getting acquainted with fellow students, catching up with studies etc. He was busy simultaneously in the college library, lapping up everything he could on the . . . more
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May 11, 2006 03:25 PM EDT --
Sachin agreed, the arrangements made in a couple of days, the visas acquired and came the day when they flew off to Delhi en route to the village. Before they embarked for the village, during the month . . . more
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August 25, 2007 10:29 PM EDT --
So this afternoon, I was watching Whose Wedding is it Anyway? on the the Style Channel with my mom and my sister and my sister and I were discussing what we want for our Wedding, when the time comes, including . . . more
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April 08, 2007 03:00 AM EDT --
WARING, RED ALERT! Don't READ if YOUR A TEACHER
Don't Read if your a Editor, Judge or Critic Or English Major
YOU WILL BE OFFENDED!
WARNING! First let me say, some are going to be offended . . . more
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August 06, 2007 10:16 PM EDT --
Mel Mathews sits in his grandmother's house in his hometown, which he bought. Mathews is a novelist with a handful of books under his belt. Born and raised in the Central San Joaquin Valley, he . . . more
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June 02, 2007 01:48 AM EDT --
31. A writer must not shift your point of view.
32. Don't repeat yourself, or say again what you have said before.
33. Don't be redundant.
34. Use the apostrophe in it's proper place and . . . more
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May 05, 2007 03:33 PM EDT --
I Appeared. I Envisaged. I Subjugated.
A small twist on Julius Caesar's
“I came. I saw. I conquered.”
Melissa Farabaugh
My interpretation of Dr. Gabel's abridged essay, Seeking . . . more
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May 07, 2006 07:40 AM EDT --
" But, what's the matter;what happened," Sachin burst out with increasing concern, for he had in front of his mental eyes, the portent of something horrendous.
"Beta, Angela 'beti', . . . more
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May 24, 2007 01:16 AM EDT --
(from an old fax that circulated all over, including ad agencies, in the 90s.)
My many years in the word business have learnt me many lessons.
1. Always avoid alliteration.
2. Prepositions are . . . more
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June 05, 2007 10:10 PM EDT --
41. Don't overuse exclamation marks!!!
42. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
43. The adverb always follows the verb.
44. Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns . . . more
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February 08, 2007 01:40 PM EST --
PAN'S LABYRINTH AND THE ELEMENTS OF ENCHANTMENT (a short essay)
The movie "Pan's Labyrinth" directed by Guillermo del Toro accomplishes enchantment flawlessly. . . . more
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May 24, 2007 08:59 PM EDT --
These are additions to the basic list of ten. Continous improvement!
11. Employ the vernacular.
12. Do not use a foreign word when there is an adequate English quid pro quo.
13. Eschew ampersands . . . more
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June 01, 2007 01:52 AM EDT --
Another group of five. Why five? It’s the magic number. See 1-25 in previous posts.
26. Do not use hyperbole; not one in a million can do it effectively.
27. Never use a big word where a diminutive . . . more
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June 03, 2007 10:55 AM EDT --
36. No sentence fragments.
37. Always pick on the correct idiom.
38. Hopefully, you will use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.
39. Place pronouns as close as possible, especially . . . more
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May 28, 2007 01:39 AM EDT --
Oh, yes, more. (See 1-20 in previous posts.)
21. The passive voice is not to be used.
22. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
23. Who needs rhetorical questions?
24. Take . . . more
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November 30, 2007 11:51 AM EST --
I wasn't in love in the flashy way,
the kind where I'd die waiting one more day.
But I did love you in my own way.
And I was happy, so very, very happy.
Tell me, . . . more
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October 21, 2007 07:13 PM EDT --
Often I find myself tangled up with the craziest fools. One fellow, he really needs to get a life. For fiction's sake, I’ll name him LeRoi. He's getting divorced and he's read all my . . . more
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October 07, 2006 12:58 PM EDT --
Not an original, this was sent to me by Canadian poet Reg Auffary But I'm sure the insults listed below will make you all laugh. And there are a few absolute stonkers to file away for future . . . more
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May 25, 2007 06:34 PM EDT --
And we move along in our eternal pursuit of perfection. (You can read 1-10 and 11-15 in previous posts.)
16. It behooves you to avoid archaic expressions.
17. Avoid archaeic spellings too.
18. Understatement . . . more
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