tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post9070089447769746878..comments2024-03-10T12:18:00.338-04:00Comments on Rhobin Lee Courtright: Wording--Intent and PurposeRhobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-61432428039826507962018-09-26T06:59:24.722-04:002018-09-26T06:59:24.722-04:00It's good to read such a good blog post someti...It's good to read such a good blog post sometimes.<br /><a href="http://www.venusforpleasure.com/meet-lexy-girl.html" rel="nofollow">Lexy</a><br />BB.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11046294621847102058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-9110337608417381162016-11-20T08:25:35.725-05:002016-11-20T08:25:35.725-05:00Rhobin, good post. When we're present in perso...Rhobin, good post. When we're present in person, we take in a lot more than we can typically describe, even when we note body language, clothing, actions, and the like.<br /><br />As to word choice, I write a lot of poetry, and I am a huge fan of the thesaurus. If I had to pick out one tool to help my writing, that would be it.Margaret Fielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639464925210908450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-91417057598999369822016-11-20T06:38:49.591-05:002016-11-20T06:38:49.591-05:00That's a great point you make about using cert...That's a great point you make about using certain wording to mislead the reader, or to direct them in a certain way. Sometimes writing is like a sleight of hand. It's so great when that works well. Thanks for the great post, and the thought-provoking topic!Helena Fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435930085468105031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-60764870299843170282016-11-19T20:56:52.509-05:002016-11-19T20:56:52.509-05:00I like how you pint out the writers perspective wh...I like how you pint out the writers perspective when using words as well as the readers perspective as they associate the words with their experiences. And using words to lead readers astray is a great idea. Thanks, for an interesting post, Rhobin.BeverleyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430018506292448221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-28089242106684959392016-11-19T18:16:21.401-05:002016-11-19T18:16:21.401-05:00It always bothered me when an English teacher woul...It always bothered me when an English teacher would tell the class how we were supposed to interpret a book. Perhaps they were right, but, unless the author specifically wrote down their intent, even giving their life circumstances and the time period, we will never know what the author intended. While I was very good at interpreting per the teacher's instruction, I always felt that it was more important what the individual reader got out of the story than what the teacher told them they should. That, to me, was much more interesting and spoke to the talent of the author's ability to transcend academia's preconceptions of their work.<br /><br />Another fun topic and great post.<br /><br />MarciMarci Baunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850775917897362922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-18014487239752101672016-11-19T17:02:18.183-05:002016-11-19T17:02:18.183-05:00Rhobin, it's an excellent point that the writt...Rhobin, it's an excellent point that the written word in a book needs to carry all the meaning, without the nonverbals present in real-life conversation. If I was telling people a story, I'd have tones of voice, body language, pauses and rate of speech, variations in volume. I have often read that 95% of communication is such nonverbals, and have to tell you, that's NOT TRUE. It's not common knowledge but common misinformation. :)<br />All the same, we need to get that information across using only little black marks on a page.<br />I think it's a form of magic.Dr Bob Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13905005432340711608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-4504726505843103532016-11-19T10:52:35.630-05:002016-11-19T10:52:35.630-05:00Rhobin, I didn't even consider using word choi...Rhobin, I didn't even consider using word choices to lead the reader astray. I always secretly love doing that. Very good point. :) Rachael Kosinskihttp://rachaelkosinski.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-31867798976294232502016-11-19T08:29:10.713-05:002016-11-19T08:29:10.713-05:00While I focused on words that describe a character...While I focused on words that describe a character, you went the next step to how words set the tone - excellent post. In Bob's example the tone was, as one other blogger mentioned, a commentary on the woman in question and it actually said more about who was making the comment than about her. Great post.Skyewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938351117986167519noreply@blogger.com