tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post8946623410929207854..comments2024-03-10T04:27:35.385-04:00Comments on Lightverse - just for fun!: Now That's What I Call Progress (I'm just sayin'...)RJ Clarkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018296461199649445noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-90830844175280000132011-01-09T08:17:47.473-05:002011-01-09T08:17:47.473-05:00Lucy - in what way? I thought I listed (per the l...Lucy - in what way? I thought I listed (per the list) the trite, overused words. Or do you mean more of that in the poem? <br /><br />Or was this a just meant to be a facetious comment?RJ Clarkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018296461199649445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-12845617453388397042011-01-09T02:32:25.648-05:002011-01-09T02:32:25.648-05:00Some examples of trite would have helped.Some examples of trite would have helped.Lucy Westenrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787225228788303013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-32351636680096115732011-01-07T17:00:52.121-05:002011-01-07T17:00:52.121-05:00Andreas - any write or rewrite of yours could neve...Andreas - any write or rewrite of yours could never be slight!RJ Clarkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018296461199649445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-39966054073059848162011-01-07T13:28:58.429-05:002011-01-07T13:28:58.429-05:00I've been instinctively adverse to words and p...I've been instinctively adverse to words and phrases that are trite.<br />I'm older now and see the point<br />of biting back with proven bites.<br />And, of course, your right:<br />the rewrite would not be slight.<br /><br />Nice verse. I enjoyed it a lot.Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129547380377962436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-18223569983045044282011-01-06T11:57:50.242-05:002011-01-06T11:57:50.242-05:00Rene - pretty funny about your daughter. I think ...Rene - pretty funny about your daughter. I think my son and daughter are of a similar mindset. (Ye gads - when did I stop being cool?) heheRJ Clarkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018296461199649445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-41280785248057941502011-01-05T19:22:30.747-05:002011-01-05T19:22:30.747-05:00You poem was wonderful. And although some words an...You poem was wonderful. And although some words and phrases grate on my nerves I would never want them stricken from the lexicon. They are just a barometer of the pop culture of the time and as my daughter informed me "Mom, once you started saying just sayin' I stopped"<br /><br />I must say I find your comment section extremely entertaining...H1N1 shorthand? HehAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-42695042106675654882011-01-05T16:56:46.985-05:002011-01-05T16:56:46.985-05:00Jinksy and Tess - Thank you so much! ☼Jinksy and Tess - Thank you so much! ☼RJ Clarkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018296461199649445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-16929142871310863762011-01-05T09:35:53.590-05:002011-01-05T09:35:53.590-05:00Ah, those linguists. Fun rhyme pattern!Ah, those linguists. Fun rhyme pattern!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-81316705153604810462011-01-05T04:54:02.019-05:002011-01-05T04:54:02.019-05:00I'll certainly let you ban trite - but please ...I'll certainly let you ban trite - but please - bring back adjectives and adverbs from their present, frowned upon state! LOL :)<br />I did like your triolet on the subject, thanks.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-66923099500546700382011-01-04T20:44:04.380-05:002011-01-04T20:44:04.380-05:00Friko - thank you!Friko - thank you!RJ Clarkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018296461199649445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-83786836788044671212011-01-04T18:18:13.390-05:002011-01-04T18:18:13.390-05:00I came here for the Magpie but then got stuck in a...I came here for the Magpie but then got stuck in and read this post.<br /><br />I don't regret it at all.<br /><br />btw, I am one of those linguists. I hate trite. Even ironically.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-81875645573663668152011-01-03T19:57:58.661-05:002011-01-03T19:57:58.661-05:00I read this too, and agree that some of these word...I read this too, and agree that some of these words are terrible...of course they will probably remain. The political words usually join the history of the era and sometimes crop up again...like tea party.Lilibethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04031218249072893776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-77940175526147004212011-01-03T16:27:43.064-05:002011-01-03T16:27:43.064-05:00Amy - I hear ya and you're singin' to the ...Amy - I hear ya and you're singin' to the choir! <br /><br />And speaking of H1N1, you know what's weird/funny - and which is what normally comes from an epic-fail mind like mine?<br /><br />The first time I saw H1N1 spelled out, I misread it and thought some kid was doing a shorthand text thing for one's posterior end.<br /><br />Um. So, anyway...RJ Clarkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018296461199649445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-67184251292368668572011-01-03T15:31:06.827-05:002011-01-03T15:31:06.827-05:00Oh, man, RJ. This is great. "I'm just s...Oh, man, RJ. This is great. "I'm just sayin'" was popularized by Aaron Sorkin on "West Wing." As for Mama Grizzlies, I refer to the creator of that phrase as "A Grizzly Mama"!<br /><br />The expression I would like to get rid of, especially in the customer service field, is, "No problem," which is used in place of "You're welcome." So I guess I'm just as snotty as those writers! And VIRAL? Are they nuts? That will never go out of style... especially in light of H1N1 and other hoaxes causing us to shell out bucks to Big Pharma! AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-62625492610537895862011-01-03T10:26:04.599-05:002011-01-03T10:26:04.599-05:00Jingle - thanks!
oldegg - I have a feeling that a...Jingle - thanks!<br /><br />oldegg - I have a feeling that after a while, some of the 'words' will fall from usage to the large degree. However, some words do stick around.<br /><br />My 10 year old son says that 'epic' and 'fail' are great words and he has no intention of ending his - ermmm - relationship with them for the present,<br /><br />Berowne - thank you! ☼RJ Clarkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018296461199649445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-7568093676001107022011-01-03T06:13:23.331-05:002011-01-03T06:13:23.331-05:00Clever, enjoyable rhyming...Clever, enjoyable rhyming...Berownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524661173663604641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-84509522405417163342011-01-03T04:27:02.135-05:002011-01-03T04:27:02.135-05:00How I wish we had more power to do just that and b...How I wish we had more power to do just that and ban such words but English in its many forms is an evolving language which makes it so useful. Perhaps your small list of awful words and expressions will be junked by their overuse. On the other hand they may become quite acceptable. I hope not.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645730964356139506.post-19633401705013353762011-01-02T19:32:51.778-05:002011-01-02T19:32:51.778-05:00creative one...
happy 2011.creative one...<br />happy 2011.Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546696605935159862noreply@blogger.com