Extraordinary figures of speech
Jesus’ lesson of the fig tree may be better understood as a figure of speech that teaches us something about faith rather than give an ordinary description of life.
Tag: language
A good guide to grammar is here
A good place to learn grammar is Grammar Monster. They have simple and easy to follow videos on things like parts of speech and going further.
Glib is a way of writing
Glib is fluent. Glib is hip. It is superficial. It is shallow. It is insincere. But it is fluent and hip. The words just roll off the tongue. They can roll off a writer’s manscript as well. The writer is not necessarily insincere as a person, but is writing about a subject in a glib… Read More Glib is a way of writing
Refraining from using words where it fits
There is another level in learning the meanings of words in that one decides if one will ever use the word at all and give a reason why. This can be so with descriptive words in that they describe people, characters, and things. Are there better or more meaningful ways to describe something or someone… Read More Refraining from using words where it fits
Aiding memory through repetition
As I was reading, I came across some same words I had put on my list of words to get to know better. I found I was rejoging my memory on their meanings, definitions, etc. as their meanings had fallen from my memory. I hope by refreshing this way the words will stick more in… Read More Aiding memory through repetition
Alias
I like the word alias, I don’t have a so strong impression of the word that I love it, although there is the saying, “I love it!”. Alias is an identity other than your own so you can feast your imaginations on what characters one can play or identity with. The real self remains.
Two similair sounding words, but is there a connection?
Why does the word enumeration sound like money? Probably because enumeration sounds like renumeration. Is there is a real connection?
Providing the surname, only
Some people need no introduction.
Understanding the nuances of the language
A way to be understood if someone cannot distinguish your speech. Say one is asking another person what spread she wants on her toast. One may say, “Do you want cheese?” The other person cannot distinguish the word cheese. They say, “Weeze?” To be understood, the first person says, “The mouse likes cheese.” The other… Read More Understanding the nuances of the language
Imaginatively using irony
Sometimes, slight sense of irony in a sentence can add color to what would be a pedestrian line of writing and irony can brighten an otherwise flawed expression. It’s simply about the “art of writing” when one sketches art in a piece that seems flawed. Art of writing may be fused throughout the whole, ordinary,… Read More Imaginatively using irony
Cliches are pain, are they not?
I’ve heard it said that it’s better not to use cliches in one’s writing and it’s better to say it a more imaginative, colorful way. Eschewing that rule, I used two cliches in a 200-word article I wrote some years ago and I didn’t mind. I didn’t consider them cliches, but still quite inventive and… Read More Cliches are pain, are they not?
When using language, remember to cross your t’s
An editor has the ability to put a rough edge in a sentence into context, so it sounds just right. Take for example this: “…looked like costing $150,000 and one year ago when Mr B___ took charge of the project, with much able assistance from technician and friend M__ B____, he knew $150,000 would not… Read More When using language, remember to cross your t’s
How should one write poetry?
If I had a choice between listening to a song or reading a poem, I ‘d pick the song over a wordy poem, but I know there are readers of poetry who prefer written poetry to hearing songs. I think any poetry I write these days is fueled by my attraction to music or the… Read More How should one write poetry?
Storyteller's Eclectic Flying Machine 