What To Eschew

a and it the but or me me me unless muse calls necessarily.

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Joe Maverick

Date: 9/28/2011 1:33:00 AM

An interesting little piece here Nancy, (thoroughly enjoyed) also thank you for the kind words on my latest offering.

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 9/21/2011 1:04:00 PM

Interesting commentary, Nancy. There are times we can replace "and" with a comma. I would agree for the most part with avoiding these words in a haiku. In other forms like narratives, quatrains or some of the longer forms they seem to be more essential to conveying meaning. Love, Carolyn

Jodie Williams

Date: 9/21/2011 11:53:00 AM

I just posted something similar to this, about how capital letters can change the meaning of a sentence. Please see my 'concerns for capitalisation' piece for more ponderings...haha!

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 9/21/2011 11:38:00 AM

heehee, but, but, but they are so inevitable in my writes-- haha! I have been accused of using too much "I" as well... I sometimes try not to use them, but I fail miserably and I end up just writing the way I like it-- eep! See that is one way of being wordy, just ramble on and on and on, lol :) Ok I am stopping now...btw, heehee sorry if I confused you a bit on who I was, I get these spells of just changing my name, methinks this has been my 4th time to do so, lol :D

Kabuteng P.Ink K.
Date: 9/21/2011 11:38:00 AM

and thanks for your comments in that twisted write of mine :D

Sidney Beck

Date: 9/20/2011 7:24:00 PM

the only thing i eschew is me esporkchops Nance.................very cute lil rhymeski

Nancy Jones

Date: 9/20/2011 7:04:00 PM

ya ever heard a southerner say "not ness ess air lee?"

Nancy Jones

Date: 9/20/2011 6:05:00 PM

Great comments, y'all... wonder what other folks think...

Jack Horne

Date: 9/20/2011 5:15:00 PM

Very clever piece, Nancy. Thanks for your comments on my blog - many congrats on all your wins, of course : )

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/20/2011 1:14:00 AM

I guess the grammarian in me just has to see those articles if they are necessary! and try as I might, I can't think of a substitute for I or me when writing about myself. .The key is not to write to often about oneself. As you ponted out so nicely at the end of this clever write!

John Smith

Date: 9/20/2011 1:05:00 AM

I dislike words that end in '-ing.' They usually accompany a secondary word, too. Together they just add fluff.