tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post8246061491508230632..comments2024-02-14T13:15:22.900-05:00Comments on The Word Mechanic: Wow! That's a long sentenceThe Grandpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-57142777333382390402008-11-13T19:38:00.000-05:002008-11-13T19:38:00.000-05:00I love any number of Faulkner's long sentences, to...I love any number of Faulkner's long sentences, too. Nice to see a blog that examines the words and doesn't just add to general noise of the blogosphere. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for finding my blog, so I could find yours!Amy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15137265140715548518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-68925347721563058372008-11-12T11:39:00.000-05:002008-11-12T11:39:00.000-05:00I have been pushed to the brink of sanity by many ...I have been pushed to the brink of sanity by many a long sentence.Maria Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582992268736301561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-48764247655711741832008-11-12T09:52:00.000-05:002008-11-12T09:52:00.000-05:00I would kill to have your skills! I want to be an...I would kill to have your skills! I want to be an expert in grammar.<BR/><BR/>Great post!Alyson | New England Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16209837924378793507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-3159842743530298542008-11-11T23:14:00.000-05:002008-11-11T23:14:00.000-05:00Seattle City Light, Washington State Department of...Seattle City Light, Washington State Department of Health Services, and Social security should hire you to edit their letters to consumers.<BR/><BR/>I try to help clients figure out what the heck the above agencies are talking about.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for adding works by Hemingway and Frost. They are both poetry, in my humble opinion.Feisty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02821808042889216134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-43755361267447569832008-11-11T20:35:00.000-05:002008-11-11T20:35:00.000-05:00Most entertaining and enlightening post! I enjoye...Most entertaining and enlightening post! I enjoyed reading through it.<BR/><BR/>As I read it I thought of two things. First, I could relate to Hemmingway's character as I, too, am a rotten Catholic! Well, I used to be. Now I am not participating at all so I am not sure what the right word would be (and, yes, I ended that sentence with a preposition!!) But I could certainly relate to the man who was praying but actually thinking of so many other thoughts.<BR/><BR/>Second, upon reading the statement from the utility company it was obvious it had been written by a lawyer! Heh! As a lawyer, I feel free to comment on how awful most lawyers write! <BR/><BR/>In my classes I give my students a long, long, long (!) exculpatory clause contained within a contract and ask them to write it in "English" or words we can actually understand. It is amazing how clearly something can be if a person takes some time to edit and construct the thoughts into workable bites of information.<BR/><BR/>Of course, judges used to be paid for their work by the number of words they used - thus long rulings became common.<BR/><BR/>I always liked Oliver Wendell Holmes method of writing - he always wrote standing up! He was also a critic of people who wrote long winded essays when a short phrase would do!<BR/><BR/>You can tell I am not related to him...!! Take care!Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072219347283927398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-79870660493673271712008-11-11T19:10:00.000-05:002008-11-11T19:10:00.000-05:00*snort* I know I'm definitely guilty on this one-...*snort* I know I'm definitely guilty on this one-sometimes I feel like the run on queen!derfinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146774907696083985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-81794264904126602322008-11-11T17:01:00.000-05:002008-11-11T17:01:00.000-05:00Hi, Hilary. I think trying to write by the rules i...Hi, Hilary. I think trying to write by the rules is the shortest route to writer's block I know. The only rule that really matters is think of your reader. How is your reader going to respond to what you do. And I don't know. Sometimes I worry about breaking my fingers too. Wow. That just summoned up the image from "The Hustler."The Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-36149247168380564832008-11-11T16:55:00.000-05:002008-11-11T16:55:00.000-05:00I truly admire your knowledge and aspire to write ...I truly admire your knowledge and aspire to write clearly without feeling like I'm over-structuring but I fear that if I knew and followed all of the rules, my fingers would refuse to type, lest I break too many of them as I go along - the rules, not my fingers. (51!) ;) <BR/><BR/>Sigh! In my case, ignorance is bliss. Just don't get me started on those who don't use paragraphs!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-28072670900677862802008-11-11T15:20:00.000-05:002008-11-11T15:20:00.000-05:00Thanks, Lilly. Any time I can quote Hemingway and ...Thanks, Lilly. Any time I can quote Hemingway and Frost in the same post, I'm happy.The Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-66922094775570472342008-11-11T15:15:00.000-05:002008-11-11T15:15:00.000-05:00That was a fantastic post Grandpa. Oh long sentenc...That was a fantastic post Grandpa. Oh long sentences mmmmm. I am guilty of either too shorrt or too long a sentence. I really loved your examples too and showing the differences between a long sentence carefully structured that works well and another which clearly does not. I find your posts tremendously beneficial. Thank you. I shall go over and check Jo's post out.Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-91486152170480500182008-11-11T15:11:00.000-05:002008-11-11T15:11:00.000-05:00The language certainly is wonderful. So was your p...The language certainly is wonderful. So was your post today, Jo. I put it in today's spotlight over in the right sidebar.The Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-86561982433267337512008-11-11T15:04:00.000-05:002008-11-11T15:04:00.000-05:00I laughed when I read this. I have a long sentenc...I laughed when I read this. I have a long sentence in my post today, and I tried to think of a way to shorten it but I could not.<BR/><BR/>I think long sentences work if the writer uses plain English, such a Hemingway used in his sentence.<BR/><BR/>Isn't the English language wonderful?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-58294860694337481092008-11-11T14:19:00.000-05:002008-11-11T14:19:00.000-05:00Thank you, Cloudia. You made me smile.Thank you, Cloudia. You made me smile.The Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548802274156524456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028095877472189968.post-35584215197664145632008-11-11T14:12:00.000-05:002008-11-11T14:12:00.000-05:00Excellent and educational post, Grandpa!!Wonderful...Excellent and educational post, Grandpa!!<BR/>Wonderful image: the dam held by a single period forming a man-made lake of beauty . . . <BR/>your disection of the two passages was masterful too!<BR/>You are a treasure. When I grow up I'd like to be a word-doctor like you. Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us, ALOHA from Waikiki-Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.com