the random ponderings of e. f. danehy

wherein erin discusses writing & young adult fantasy (using much parenthetical commentary & tangential ramblings).

The importance of precise language.

Thursday January 8, 2009

No one talks about language, grammar, or other topics quite as well as Ryan North with Dinosaur Comics. This was a particular favorite that recently popped up again over the holidays when his strip was in rerun mode.

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  1. Haha. I think at this point it IS acceptable to use “decimated” to mean “a large percentage” right??

    Trilemma. Lol.

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    • Bryan believes language is the communication of ideas, meaning as long as your listener/reader understands the meaning behind the words, the words were successful in achieving your objective. I tend to usually agree with that, and with T-Rex: “Decimated” sounds so cool!. And what’s wrong with a little hyperbole or, um, hypobole? *cough* Let’s pretend that is a word, shall we?

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