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L’shana tova and happy new year, Small Peculiarteers! And always meow if you find yourself trapped in the closet. Your loved ones will help you!
Lack of confidence—in yourself, language, or the reader—isn’t the only cause of bad writing, but I think it’s the most common. And it can infect any aspect of writing, from individual word choice to plot and characterization. If you find[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seriously, though. Apple is valued at a trillion dollars and has been making computers for more than forty years, and it doesn’t know how to make arrow keys that work 100 percent of the time?
I talk a lot about feeling old, but the truth is I was always pretty square, so not that much has changed. I just get winded more easily now.
You know what tmesis often involves in English? Expletive infixation! Which is to say, while in some other languages tmesis can be every bit as serious as merism or hendiadys, say, in English we mostly use it for cussing. My[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…