I’ve decided that I’m against ’em. Ugly, nasty, smelly! Too hideously leaden and concrete. I’m done with them. Pronouns, however, are absolutely fine.1 From now on you must write without them!
- Yes, I’m aware that “pronoun” is a noun. What of it? [↩]
Justine Larbalestier
The various writings of Justine Larbalestier
ha!!
(are interjections allowed? 😉 )
why?
She is smart!
Dawn: why?
Because I say so.
It’s not so hard if you verbify or adjectivize the nouny ones you’re tempted to use.
Okay. This might be slightly challenging. Hee hee!
Write all your future books in the language of Tlon. “Upward behind the onstreaming it mooned.”
I can’t find any thingamabobs?
I’m not sure if it’ll work, but hey, it’s worth trying.
Why the sudden dislike of…you-know-whats?
~Mary
Oh, and, um, does this mean we can use adverbs now? 😉
~Mary
Also wondering: what about implying, as in “give me a little of that,” which implies “a little b-t”?