Posts by Jacqui Dunn
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I actually think it's a pity to use that part of a woman's anatomy to describe a man/child who can't behave properly...it lessens the word.
Remember being shocked whenever I came across it in D H Lawrence's work, but there was a wonderful bit of graffiti I saw in the London Underground when I was there in the sixties (around the time I was reading DHL) - A big poster of a blindfolded young woman, pouting prettily at the camera, lips fairly smothered in a bright lipstick. May have been for Arpege, or some French makeup. Caption "How can you tell she's a Frenchwoman?" Added, scrawled underneath "by her cunt".
Needless to say, I can appreciate it much better now than I could then! NZers, especially women, would never use words like that in those days.
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No, I mean 'woman' and 'women'. It's the first syllable that I pronounce differently.
And you'd be correct, Danielle, if you pronounce "women" as "wi mn". Definitely not anachronistic - said by ancient crone and pedant.
Giovanni - that is truly bizarre, that people don't differentiate in writing. Perhaps they're going by the Niewzild pronounciation????
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Wot? No Miss Quoted?
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I'm sorry if I came across as rude. I didn't mean to. I was trying to strike the kind of casual, unselfconscious tone I enjoy reading in this forum, but as happens I got it wrong.
The trouble with the written word - as opposed to conversation face-to-face - is that unless the ubiquitous :) is added, the reader often doesn't get the clue that something has been said jokingly or teasingly.
As a reader (but not always a commenter) I'm often faintly horrified at how heated or nasty some discussions become, and I guess Mike (if he cares to stay around, and I sincerely hope he does) will gradually pick up on those whose wit makes him smile, even as they're criticizing what others have said.
PAS has some really good minds, some wonderful wordsmiths, and some very entertaining and informative discussions. I love it!
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We (http://www.gardyneholt.co.nz) are also interested to talk about this idea.
Michael, the link isn't working, or else there's something wonky about the address.
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I think for it to work there'd need to be a gatekeeping system
Ah, the old gatekeepers.....
Problem with that is someone, preferably several someones, has to do the gatekeeping.
I worked for several years for Radio New Zealand. All manuscripts of plays and stories had to have at least two people saying "yes", and the arguments we had! Tears and tantrums quite often over rejected material, and a lot of work with stuff which, to some people's minds, wasn't worth it. It's a minefield.
In the end, what happens is often a question of "what I like" dictating what gets through. Something can seem written elegantly, but the subject matter might leave a nasty taste. I think the sum total effect of selecting material for broadcast caused a definite change in my hair colour!
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But first I need to finish writing the damn thing...
Yes....I've got that trouble too with my next project. Thanks for the info re your book. There are masses of variables, I realize, but I think publishing is beyond me at this point. I'm still optimistic though!
(Edit) Optimism coming from what I'm reading on this thread:))
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This thread is making my heart beat quite a lot faster.
Cost $4 a copy to print (in ChCh)
Gareth, how many copies did you get at that price? I must admit to writing children's stories, but am first and foremost an audio book publisher. I wrote a number of stories which I recorded. I had thought about publishing the texts in a book, as I know from my research that children like reading along as they listen. Enquiries about costs made me stop thinking along those lines. I just couldn't afford it. I also reasoned that children do like to see illustrations, and twenty or so of them added to the cost considerably. No use doing it if it isn't absolutely right.
So, David, what about authors who haven't yet been proven? I'm referring to myself here! :))
And if this is diluting the "big picture" I'm sorry, but really just asking.
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When forms arrive with the standard options: Mr, Miss, Mrs, Ms, - invariably in that order - I go for Dr, which keeps 'em guessing about the number of penises involved - just the way I like it...
:)) Nice
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My niece complains because her name won't fit on forms. Her Maori father called her Te-Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, and by the time she's put in her two other first names and moves on to her double-barreled surname, she's off the page.