tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post5585418800296077626..comments2023-06-20T06:22:38.967-07:00Comments on Eileen Astels <em>-- Writing Faithful Romances To Grow With</em>: Words that Trip me Up. HELP!Eileen Astels Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-50812383009150229462009-04-14T13:28:00.000-07:002009-04-14T13:28:00.000-07:00I couldn't resist asking, Jessica! Makes for an i...I couldn't resist asking, Jessica! Makes for an interesting conversation, of course, my mind never even picked up on Bunny Rabbits! ;)Sherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-17287634792192000242009-04-14T06:38:00.000-07:002009-04-14T06:38:00.000-07:00Bun, how cute!
I have problem words too, and it u...Bun, how cute!<br /><br />I have problem words too, and it usually involves switching e's with a's. (competent, or any word that potentially ends in -ent or -ant.) I'm so thankful for spell check, truly a writer's best friend....Georgiana Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148430180111786272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-39206035042453159442009-04-14T05:52:00.000-07:002009-04-14T05:52:00.000-07:00Sherrinda, you WOULD pick up on that slip, wouldn'...Sherrinda, you WOULD pick up on that slip, wouldn't you!!! LOL<br /><br />Actually, I'm not too sure how hubby came up with Bunny for me, Bun for short. It was well before we discovered that the two us had no problem reproducing, I promise. Perhaps it's because I had pet bunnies as a child. I'll have to ask him if he remembers when he gets home tonight. If he does, I may or may not let you know depending...Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-13709676954939971302009-04-14T05:48:00.000-07:002009-04-14T05:48:00.000-07:00Terri, it's worse. I'm a Southern Ontario girl--Ca...Terri, it's worse. I'm a Southern Ontario girl--Canadian. But, seriously, look foyer up in the dictionary and you'll see it's supposed to be pronounced foyay, and I believe that's globally.Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-66759416041427122782009-04-14T05:46:00.000-07:002009-04-14T05:46:00.000-07:00Jody, that's a really interesting take. I knew the...Jody, that's a really interesting take. I knew there was a lot of research needed to depict the historical time correctly in all aspects, but hadn't really thought of the language part of it before. But you are so right. I bet Stephenie Meyer had do extensive study on that for Edward and his family, too, including the language of where they grew up. <br /><br />There must be some references for language in the eras out there. Anyone know of some?Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-55975626413207389302009-04-14T05:43:00.000-07:002009-04-14T05:43:00.000-07:00T. Anne: I don't know that I'd be writing still if...T. Anne: I don't know that I'd be writing still if those online helps weren't so easily accessible. I REALLY over use them big time, too!Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-67370929325905897282009-04-14T05:42:00.000-07:002009-04-14T05:42:00.000-07:00Jessica, on that knick knack quandry. What's with ...Jessica, on that knick knack quandry. What's with the silent K? At least I can remember that, but that is weird that it can either be one word or two distinct. Our english language is so strange!Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-6516101185464791052009-04-13T17:46:00.000-07:002009-04-13T17:46:00.000-07:00Let's not talk about words...I wanna know how you ...Let's not talk about words...I wanna know how you got your nickname Bun!!!!!! :) Come on...you can tell....!!!!!Sherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-79113640101337357032009-04-13T16:07:00.000-07:002009-04-13T16:07:00.000-07:00Foyer sounds like foyah?? Are you from Boston:)) l...Foyer sounds like foyah?? Are you from Boston:)) lol Email me if you ever get stuck!! Loved this post!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-35370112893564670822009-04-13T15:39:00.000-07:002009-04-13T15:39:00.000-07:00Hi Eileen,I have the problem of trying not to use ...Hi Eileen,<BR/>I have the problem of trying not to use modern words. In my current MS I'm trying not to measure anything in miles and inches, trying to use Saints Days in place of calendar days. I need a "what not to use in historical fiction" dictionary!Jody Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424307540530719614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-65043506052333698272009-04-13T10:21:00.000-07:002009-04-13T10:21:00.000-07:00I'm forever using spell check, the online dictiona...I'm forever using spell check, the online dictionary, wikipedia, it never ends... LOLTanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-32603650332902703762009-04-13T09:34:00.000-07:002009-04-13T09:34:00.000-07:00LOL I use my hubby too, to find a different word b...LOL I use my hubby too, to find a different word because I'm using the same one too often. <BR/>Spelling itself doesn't usually trip me up, but one word that annoys me is knick knacks. According to my dictionary it can be spelled separately or together! How irritating is that! Why couldn't someone pick ONE way? LOL Now I always have to make sure I'm spelling it the same.Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-1245311166538700212009-04-13T08:46:00.000-07:002009-04-13T08:46:00.000-07:00Oh, Jeannie, you are me or I'm you. I ask those sa...Oh, Jeannie, you are me or I'm you. I ask those same type of questions of my hubby all the time, too. I mean, where do our brains go, I wonder. It's like they go on hiatus at just the wrong time.Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046333608458306911.post-78712905287504942972009-04-13T08:41:00.000-07:002009-04-13T08:41:00.000-07:00hey eileen! thanks for your email. i've got word...hey eileen! thanks for your email. i've got words that trip me up, too. like goosebumps (Goosebumps goose bumps? goose bumpy? i've seen all of the above), TV (or tv? television? who says television anymore?)? of course, there are more...but they elude me, too. i'm notorious for asking my husband off-the-wall questions, as well. like i asked him the other night what the thing was that held up a bike (kickstand) or what the thing was you plug electrical cords into (outlet). these words just EVADED me. so weird. the other thing that trips me up is when i need to express something with a metaphor or use a different expression from a cliche and just come up with nada. just my ramblings...Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.com