Why do people use the word ministrations?
That is all.
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers
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Sophia Brooks - Mar 05, 2003 10:49:23 am PST #3843 of 10000
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Am-Chau Yarkona - Mar 05, 2003 10:53:21 am PST #3844 of 10000
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
Why do people use the word ministrations?
Well, some good writers use it because it's the right word for what they want to say.
I take it that you've found someone who is less skilled than that. Or even several of them.
Connie Neil - Mar 05, 2003 10:56:10 am PST #3845 of 10000
brillig
Ministrations has a nice quiet feel to it, the proper word for tending to someone, especially in the sense of someone who is hurt.
My personal word bugaboo is the rein vs. reign: One reins in their feelings/emotions/actions, much like reining in a horse. Granted, not so many people are familiar with the procedures of controlling a horse these days, but the phrase is still good.
t rant I've gotten to the point that I'll rec a fic just for the proper use of "rein in" alone.
§ ita § - Mar 05, 2003 10:57:08 am PST #3846 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
viscious
Susan W. - Mar 05, 2003 10:59:46 am PST #3847 of 10000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
"Free reign" is the one that bugs me. Also, "tows the line."
Connie Neil - Mar 05, 2003 11:01:24 am PST #3848 of 10000
brillig
"Free reign"
Yes! Yes!
"tow the line"--this one has always boggled me a bit. Is it in the sense of behaving? If so, then, yeah, "toe" that line, buddy. Is there a usage for "towing", as in pulling a heavy weight?
Susan W. - Mar 05, 2003 11:02:32 am PST #3849 of 10000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I'm seeing lots of misuse with people saying "tow the party line." I think it's only "tow" if there's a literal weight on a rope involved.
Anne W. - Mar 05, 2003 11:04:41 am PST #3850 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I get irked by the use of "cannon" when "canon" is what's meant. The reign/rein/rain issue is another one that drives me absolutely batshit.
The word "ministrations" makes me think of a) bad h/c fic or b) soup.
Connie Neil - Mar 05, 2003 11:08:11 am PST #3851 of 10000
brillig
The word "ministrations" makes me think of a) bad h/c fic or b) soup.
I will laugh until I hurt when I see a romantic scene involving "his tender ministrone."
deborah grabien - Mar 05, 2003 11:11:12 am PST #3852 of 10000
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
For some reason, "ministrations" always looks rather typoish to me. I keep thinking, well, they've dropped the "ad" from the front.