tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post2947650442189415208..comments2023-10-09T07:04:49.539-07:00Comments on Writing: You could say the answer was blowing in the wind ...franzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-90297854264030521952010-03-28T18:15:14.374-07:002010-03-28T18:15:14.374-07:00Red - Hooray!
Shippy - It was me listening and tr...Red - Hooray!<br /><br />Shippy - It was me listening and trying to sneak a word into the foreshortened life story.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-89747743653193200802010-03-25T23:53:14.109-07:002010-03-25T23:53:14.109-07:00As far as phrases go we have a number that go arou...As far as phrases go we have a number that go around my office and a couple of us have started making fun at them:<br /><br />At the end of the day<br />Basically<br />I think you'll find<br /><br />are three of the main ones.<br /><br />Let alone the use of the made up word "incidenceses" for the people that are amazingly confused at trying to make a plural of "incidents".<br /><br />Question though: was it you that was telling the story? Or was it you that was listening?Shippynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-19121071910747408892010-03-23T19:48:34.044-07:002010-03-23T19:48:34.044-07:00(Our reference: OE2BU6_024.03)
Hi Sam,
I'm w...(Our reference: OE2BU6_024.03)<br /><br />Hi Sam,<br /><br />I'm writing on behalf of an educational publisher in Hong Kong. We would like to request permission to reproduce a photo from your blog (Captioned ‘Messy room’, URL: http://franzy.tblog.com/archive/2007/01/). Could you please get in touch with me so that we can discuss the matter in detail? My e-mail address is maggie.pak@oup.com. I look forward to hearing from you soon.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />MaggieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11720021383979646115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-54244547213767053592010-03-23T17:23:31.241-07:002010-03-23T17:23:31.241-07:00Kath - And don't even get me started on "...Kath - And don't even get me started on "at the end of the day". When I am elected, uttering this phrase outside of a poetry reading will be punishable by <b>DEATH</b>.<br /><br />River - The weird thing was that each time she said it, she was telling a different story and indeed cutting it short. But the point of the whole exercise was me saying "You don't need an appointment".<br />The end.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-21984961150237483562010-03-22T23:19:25.107-07:002010-03-22T23:19:25.107-07:00I would say the phrase becomes redundant when you ...I would say the phrase becomes redundant when you say it the second time, because if you've said it twice then obviously your story is still too long and hasn't been cut short at all.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-8693995359981196612010-03-22T19:11:36.812-07:002010-03-22T19:11:36.812-07:00....or 'basically' before you're bored.......or 'basically' before you're bored, bamboozled and completely disinterested?Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.com