And then we take the trashcan and beat the author and the translator over the head with it.
This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2005 8:56:03 am PST #145 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Polter-Cow - Feb 20, 2005 8:56:14 am PST #146 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
And deeply committed, of course.
Well, he is acting willfully, after all.
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2005 8:58:14 am PST #147 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Of course he's acting wilfully. He has to, since he has summer wheat in his large, green eyes which sparkle with his own light from within.
As opposed to sparkling with someone else's light, I suppose?
Polter-Cow - Feb 20, 2005 8:58:54 am PST #148 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Or light from without.
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2005 9:08:18 am PST #149 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Reminded of one of the stupidest phrases on earth: "I saw it with my own eyes!"
Um, yes. Well now. I did rather assume that the speaker hadn't seen it with their cousin Hamish's eyes.
SailAweigh - Feb 20, 2005 9:10:44 am PST #150 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
That's like my brother's favorite detective/cop faux-pas "shot to death." You don't shoot anyone to life, do you?
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2005 9:11:43 am PST #151 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Shot to Gehenna, maybe?
Stupid phrase. Not sure it's quite at the level of obviousness as "my own eyes", but it's definitely up there.
Polter-Cow - Feb 20, 2005 9:16:10 am PST #152 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Reminded of one of the stupidest phrases on earth: "I saw it with my own eyes!"
I think that's a case of redundancy for effect.
That's like my brother's favorite detective/cop faux-pas "shot to death." You don't shoot anyone to life, do you?
I don't think that one is so bad. Because he could have shot him without killing him. It's like bludgeoning someone to death. Or boring someone to death.
Strix - Feb 20, 2005 9:24:52 am PST #153 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Hee! The thing that struck me most was the absolute monotonous nonrythym of the writing.
OTOH, erika made me snort lukewarm tea all over the cat: gave a woman like that a mercy-beta once and she complained I didn't respect her vision. Not true. I respected it like my own ability to throw javelins.
Can I tag?
erikaj - Feb 20, 2005 9:29:36 am PST #154 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah! Go ahead. So glad my snottiness amuses.