tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post2614137531299144428..comments2023-05-22T10:56:58.915+01:00Comments on Chloe Tells Tales: It's Like So Totally Unnecessary...Chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-68133050805143902602012-10-27T13:40:02.754+01:002012-10-27T13:40:02.754+01:00Thank-you very much (and welcome!). That's jus...Thank-you very much (and welcome!). That's just it - when you're talking casually and quickly 'like' falls in naturally - I do it too, all the time. I wonder when that started - probably only about 10-15 years ago?Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-58848441317746786512012-10-27T04:58:16.451+01:002012-10-27T04:58:16.451+01:00it always peeved my dad listening to his daughters...it always peeved my dad listening to his daughters talk. we overused the word "like". it wasn't because we don't know another word, sometimes when we talked fast, it just came out... a lot! :)~<br />new follower, great blog!Tammy Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128574900510175415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-75616536883376393542012-10-26T09:20:06.949+01:002012-10-26T09:20:06.949+01:00You mentioned the risk of paranoia, and I wonder i...You mentioned the risk of paranoia, and I wonder if that's one of the risks of using something like the Word Cloud. To me, 'like' is a common, uesful word that I'd expect to see crop up lots of times, so other than in cases of repetition within a sentence (which applies to all words anyway) I don't think it would worry me too much. <br /><br />However, call me an old fogey but in general conversation I hate it when I hear young people saying:<br /><br />He was like "Are you going out tonight?" And I'm like "Well I might", So I'm like "Make your mind up!"....<br /><br />Ugh!billybloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06892046980111756373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-6872471665941447092012-10-25T10:09:18.813+01:002012-10-25T10:09:18.813+01:00We should definitely have that competition. It'...We should definitely have that competition. It'll be just like the Bulwer-Lytton competition (for the worst first line). Hmmmm... The Bank Manager's Uncle's False Teeth?<br /><br />I am going to spend a couple of months editing some old stories and articles to see if I can actual sell anything. Then I already have an idea for another novel lurking at the doorway to 2013...Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-16888078450121580142012-10-25T09:50:53.938+01:002012-10-25T09:50:53.938+01:00I noticed the prevalence of Daughters and Wives in...I noticed the prevalence of Daughters and Wives in titles. I suppose one success encourages others. Perhaps we need a competition for the most incongruous title we can come up with. The Vegetarian's Wife's Daughter's Nut-Cutlets? Or The Midwife's Son?<br /><br />I think you're right that the use of 'like' as an alternative to 'as if' can suggest character. Like any technique, it needs to be used sparingly. However, at this point you're probably too close to your own work to see individual elements in a wider context. You already know the story end-to-end, so you're pressed up close against the glass. That's how it tends to be for me anyway.<br /><br />So, what are you going to do next?DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-87985055421021386352012-10-24T13:33:26.214+01:002012-10-24T13:33:26.214+01:00I actually quite like ellipsis too, but some write...I actually quite like ellipsis too, but some writers seem to use them as a way to never have to end a sentnece properly!<br /><br />I hadn't thought of like vs. want. That's another very common useage. Perhaps I'll have to check my MS too!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-77556658738732947552012-10-24T13:09:07.032+01:002012-10-24T13:09:07.032+01:00Oh, oh. You'd better not read my work. I love...Oh, oh. You'd better not read my work. I love ellipses. I don't think I overuse them though.<br /><br />I've gotten good at catching like/as if WHEN I'm writing. Usually I'll change it to as if, unless it's in dialogue. And I'm not good at writing similies, so I don't overuse them there. But I use like all the other ways you do too.<br /><br />Here's another one for you, straight from my WIP.<br />"Hey guys, I’d like you to meet, Chloe." (And yes, if you didn't notice, Chloe is my main character.)<br /><br />So here, I used "would like" for "I want." <br /><br />Wow, now that I did a search of my WIP and found I'm using it this way, I think I'll add that to my list of things to change. Not that I need to get rid of it, but for voice. I'll pick one character to use would like and the others will use want.<br /><br />Thanks, once again.Suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502606950280751205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-54761920877263619862012-10-24T12:03:26.004+01:002012-10-24T12:03:26.004+01:00That made me laugh :) I think you should definitel...That made me laugh :) I think you should definitely write a novel entitled, "The Pathologist's Husband"!<br /><br />You're definitely right about the additional useage for 'like'. I try not to do it myself, but I like so totally do sometimes. However, I have no intention of ever using the word 'amazeballs'. I am also resisting the urge to reduce 'totally' to 'totes'.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-52901908100230436002012-10-24T09:37:54.204+01:002012-10-24T09:37:54.204+01:00I suppose you could argue that "like" is...I suppose you could argue that "like" is developing an additional use, as a colloquial stand-in for describing speech: She was all like, "Have you read this novel, babes?" and I was like, "Yah, it's totes amazeballs!"<br /><br />I realise I may well get drummed out of town for that.<br /><br />Regarding your last point, it is strange how popular that particular construction seems to be at the moment. There doesn't appear to be a male equivalent, which is telling - is the world not ready for "The Pathologist's Husband" or "The English Teacher's Son"? <br /><br />Actually, those both sound terrible.Dan Purduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633271913854946500noreply@blogger.com