Emanations of the Philosophy of Life Instinct This essay is a waste of time. Not yours so much, as you’re here and will get something from it. But mine, because it isn’t giving millions my best value. Consequently, I’ll neither earn much from it nor have the satisfaction of many people reading it. Still, it’s my […]
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Essays on language & writing The importance of catchy lines Lovely phrases and lines are like lollies or cupcakes we come across as we savour or endure a story. They provide bursts of pleasure that take a book or blog from good to great or relieve the tedium of an informative piece we must get through. As
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Mind your language I love English, with its myriad influences and ability to express many shades of meaning (although other languages are no slouches in that, e.g., Urdu and French that I know of). Metaphors give power, similes add a dash of colour, and colloquialisms provide infinite variety and interest. Abbreviations and mnemonics must be tolerated
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On Language and Writing Last week I couldn’t publish a new story by the end of the week as I usually do. I told myself to be cool and that it didn’t matter if I missed a week or two. My internal voice started objecting, so I asked it a question again, which I ask
For the love of English I’ve been into English since my school days. In recent years I’ve studied the art and craft of writing as I’ve written blogs, essays and books. It has to do as much with the right words as good sentences. And etymology, the origin of words, has been an abiding interest.
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From one writer to another One of my friends remarked, ‘It’s awesome how you keep up your writing with work and everything else you do. How do you find the time?’ Not that I am a prolific writer, but I understood the question from a non-writer’s point of view. I had many thoughts at once
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When a connection strikes Once in a while, I come across a writer who strikes a chord in my heart. It’s always the heart first, although the mind soon follows. We love and respect great writers and their work, but the sentiment I am talking about is for a contemporary writer with whom I sense
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When should we use what? Once upon a time, not so long ago, I was a writer who didn’t think much about alternatives for conveying my thoughts and ideas. That I’d come to think of myself as a writer, and some people agreed, was satisfaction enough. I studied the skill and art in those days of
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Please forgive a rant by a lover and protector of the language No, no, no! ‘Improvise’ does not mean ‘improve’. It may sometimes achieve that, but it’s not its intention. Improvise means to think on the spot, get out of a sticky situation adroitly, spontaneously save the day and such. Don’t believe me? Incredulous? Incredible? Fine
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We can keep writing lifelong Humankind has been seeking a Perpetual Motion Machine for centuries, however impossible it may be, and writers have been seeking a Perpetual Ideas Device for just as long. Finally, the quest is over for the latter. It’s here! The Problem Most authors go through periods when they have nothing in the
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