tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post4795904240676086737..comments2024-03-28T02:36:55.037-04:00Comments on Brooklyn Arden: A Pet Peeve in PassingCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-31086372892990826952007-10-22T13:29:00.000-04:002007-10-22T13:29:00.000-04:00As an employee of "tween brands" I think that you'...As an employee of "tween brands" I think that you'll find abbreviations are good...BFF, BIL, etc...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-54720096032425101962007-09-10T10:53:00.000-04:002007-09-10T10:53:00.000-04:00What about "precocious little shaver?"What about "precocious little shaver?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-24280870780174906242007-09-08T09:03:00.000-04:002007-09-08T09:03:00.000-04:00Actually, in fiction, I think you should try to av...Actually, in fiction, I think you should try to avoid any sort of "the < noun for character >"-type statements in reference to your main characters (this is all in third-person voice) -- "the girl looked up," "the boy cried." It distances us from the main character because we're looking at him/her from the outside, not looking at events from his/her perspective. But if you do use such a device, use nouns kids would use themselves -- kid, boy, and girl. "Tween," I think, is out.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-74957382780641776172007-09-08T05:02:00.000-04:002007-09-08T05:02:00.000-04:00Cool, I will remember that the next time I write s...Cool, I will remember that the next time I write something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-40735401972233841702007-09-07T20:48:00.000-04:002007-09-07T20:48:00.000-04:00"Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is t..."Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule."<BR/><BR/> Stephen King, "Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully - in Ten Minutes", 1988Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-75268464064201268862007-09-07T14:03:00.000-04:002007-09-07T14:03:00.000-04:00Youngster is out so what do you think of tween?Youngster is out so what do you think of tween?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-77727617932021054952007-09-07T11:22:00.000-04:002007-09-07T11:22:00.000-04:00"This has been a public service announcement from ..."This has been a public service announcement from Editors Against Thesaurus Abuse.*" got a pre-coffee snort cackle out of me.<BR/><BR/>Our kid was babbling around the house this morning using the words, "a juvenile" to describe "teen". I think it comes from <I>Jurassic Park</I>, as in "the juvenile TRex.” “He’s not a baby anymore, he’s a juvenile.” <BR/><BR/>Marilyn.Thetoymakershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405265800595978197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-84022974326311116192007-09-07T11:14:00.000-04:002007-09-07T11:14:00.000-04:00I think the only time the word "youngster" is okay...I think the only time the word "youngster" is okay is when Oprah announces your book on her book club and she says, "This book is loved by youngsters of all ages. Buy it!"<BR/><BR/>But in the text of the book... yuck! The author needs to retire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-88975361951535287532007-09-07T11:10:00.000-04:002007-09-07T11:10:00.000-04:00I agree.I use "child."I agree.<BR/>I use "child."Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-71600488532488524812007-09-07T10:31:00.000-04:002007-09-07T10:31:00.000-04:00Just this week I came across a mid-grade novel in ...Just this week I came across a mid-grade novel in Barnes & Noble that used the term "youngsters" on the jacketflap to describe a group of friends. That phrase stuck out horribly to me.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it was a new release.<BR/><BR/>No, it wasn't trying to sound old-fashioned.<BR/><BR/>- JayDisco Mermaidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749764215612594204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-6137275998378493122007-09-07T09:47:00.000-04:002007-09-07T09:47:00.000-04:00Oh, dang. *find and replace. find and replace*Ho...Oh, dang. *find and replace. find and replace*<BR/><BR/>How about "whippersnapper"?lizzy_lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440553174754279495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-12123998214678707212007-09-07T08:09:00.000-04:002007-09-07T08:09:00.000-04:00When I post in my teacher/personal blog, I alterna...When I post in my teacher/personal blog, I alternate between "student", "child/children", "kids" and "teens/teenagers". Any suggestions; does that sound adult but not geezer-ish?dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292813474160548707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-79126416493993791082007-09-07T05:01:00.000-04:002007-09-07T05:01:00.000-04:00Thank you. Whenever I see/hear "youngster" I think...Thank you. Whenever I see/hear "youngster" I think the writer/speaker must be around 100 years-old and driving a Model T Ford.Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.com