tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916332485223671615.post8948460294828223173..comments2023-09-30T08:53:15.486-07:00Comments on Shelly Lowenkopf's Blog: Words of a Featherlowenkopfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05198658136254028258noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916332485223671615.post-40630200254691106992007-12-05T08:48:00.000-08:002007-12-05T08:48:00.000-08:00It was just two weeks ago in Survey that I was ran...It was just two weeks ago in Survey that I was ranting against the word "very," which performs the odd function of weakening what it is intended to strengthen.<BR/><BR/>And, as I tell my students, when someone says your play was "interesting," they usually mean the opposite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916332485223671615.post-82581359567340958632007-12-04T05:56:00.000-08:002007-12-04T05:56:00.000-08:00i've noticed lately that literary agent's, in thei...i've noticed lately that literary agent's, in their rejection letters, have replaced the word "interesting" by the word "intriguing" (as in intriguing plotline, intriguing characters etc...). once you get over the new take, you realize that, basically, they thought your work was, well, interesting.R.L. Bourgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850533057828782722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916332485223671615.post-9064967218690805442007-11-30T03:33:00.000-08:002007-11-30T03:33:00.000-08:00Heheheheh.You'll see why I'm chortling if you nibb...Heheheheh.<BR/><BR/>You'll see why I'm chortling if you nibble on my post today.<BR/><BR/>I find the post synchronicity, uhm, er, interesting.Lori Witzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04744273435691506484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916332485223671615.post-46822171841865502082007-11-29T21:18:00.000-08:002007-11-29T21:18:00.000-08:00...-I plead guilty on both counts you honor.- Your......<BR/><BR/>-I plead guilty on both counts you honor.<BR/><BR/>- Your honor, she's a good kid, she didn't know what she was doing. Put her on probation, but don't send her to jail - I'm know she'll clean up her act and be a model citizen.<BR/><BR/>-Fine. Six month's probation. Next case!<BR/><BR/>-I got you out of the fray kiddo, now don't mess it up, you've only got this one last chance.<BR/><BR/>-Thank you very much Mr...<BR/><BR/>-What did you say?<BR/><BR/>-I meant to say: thank you... much.Smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888076998373335876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916332485223671615.post-67568680599649543792007-11-29T12:55:00.000-08:002007-11-29T12:55:00.000-08:00Which is hard upon the plot where nice was (or sho...Which is hard upon the plot where nice was (or should have been) buried long ago?f:luxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783572597289061149noreply@blogger.com