No more nouns 12 March, 2008 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? [↩]Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
JS Bangs on 13 March, 2008 at 8:44 AM # It’s not so hard if you verbify or adjectivize the nouny ones you’re tempted to use.
Diana Peterfreund on 13 March, 2008 at 10:26 AM # Write all your future books in the language of Tlon. “Upward behind the onstreaming it mooned.”
Mary Elizabeth S. on 13 March, 2008 at 3:11 PM # Oh, and, um, does this mean we can use adverbs now? 😉 ~Mary
janet on 13 March, 2008 at 6:32 PM # Also wondering: what about implying, as in “give me a little of that,” which implies “a little b-t”?
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”?