tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post187340282004635046..comments2024-03-29T03:41:44.480-04:00Comments on Authoress: Friday FricasseeAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-44048951024535302092015-03-17T17:22:00.255-04:002015-03-17T17:22:00.255-04:00Same here! I've learned more in the course of...Same here! I've learned more in the course of the past 10 years than I ever learned in school. :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-83771975975741606272015-03-17T17:21:05.479-04:002015-03-17T17:21:05.479-04:00I always thought I was decent with English grammar...I always thought I was decent with English grammar, until I started writing fiction. I am continuously learning. Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-71458417864822892212015-03-16T13:00:23.061-04:002015-03-16T13:00:23.061-04:00Ok, so I just wrote "snuck" in my YA WIP...Ok, so I just wrote "snuck" in my YA WIP, and I think I'm going to leave it , b/c it's in her voice. I can't imagine my prot saying "I sneaked a look at him." <br />But these are very helpful. Thanks for the rant- I mean, good info. ;)Julia Tomiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999070457191845503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-24795422011959312692015-03-15T20:08:19.558-04:002015-03-15T20:08:19.558-04:00So I did one of these things in my entry *runs and...So I did one of these things in my entry *runs and hides* ... It was intentional though!<br /><br />See, I'd gone back and forth between:<br /><br />"I craned my neck in the darkness of the vent"<br /><br />and<br /><br />"I craned my neck into the darkness of the vent"<br /><br />I liked the visual that the latter sentence gave me ... more of a feel of my MC actively piercing the darkness rather than her just simply being "in" the dark.<br /><br />However, now I'm wondering if it was a mistake to go that route. Even though I was intentionally stretching the rules, I'd hate to cause red flags on the first page!<br /><br />Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594436685900756259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-59619583221359007192015-03-14T10:18:31.500-04:002015-03-14T10:18:31.500-04:00I have to disagree with the sneaked and snuck dist...I have to disagree with the sneaked and snuck distinction. It has become an accepted form and widely used - even if technically incorrect based on a strict adherence to traditional grammar. Language evolves, it lives and breathes, and once something becomes so accepted it supplants that which it replaced - or at least is an acceptable alternative. Grammarians also love to point out that the famous opening of Star Trek is incorrect because it is technically incorrect to split infinitives in English - to boldly go should be boldly to go etc......but that just sounds clunky and wrong. So, I say it is probably best left to each individual to choose whatever form of sneaked or snuck fits best with them in their work.<br />I think this is a good summary of the issue from grammarist.com<br /><br />Sneaked is the traditional past tense and past participle of sneak. Snuck is new, originating in the U.S. in the early 20th century, but it has become remarkably common across all main English varieties. People seem to like it, and it appears in even the most editorially scrupulous publications, so at this stage there is no basis for saying snuck is incorrect. It’s just new. English has many irregular verb forms, and adding one more won’t cause harm. <br /><br />In American news publications, sneaked is marginally more common than snuck, and in Canada snuck actually appears twice as often as sneaked. The two words are neck and neck in Australian and New Zealand publications, and in British publications sneaked is about twice as common as snuck. These figures are based on unscientific research, but it’s safe to say British writers shun snuck to a greater degree than the rest of us.<br /><br />And, now that I have put my two cents in on sneaked and snuck, I am going to have a snack.<br />-Daniel<br />daniemaclainewriting.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-67031504649869653302015-03-13T18:10:08.171-04:002015-03-13T18:10:08.171-04:00Ooo, don't get me started, Beth. Lie/lay KILL...Ooo, don't get me started, Beth. Lie/lay KILLS me, as does the whole "should of" (which I find highly illiterate!). I could blather on about this stuff, but I won't. ;)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-51430408554930399792015-03-13T18:06:43.116-04:002015-03-13T18:06:43.116-04:00Lay vs. lie. I only finally got that one right whe...Lay vs. lie. I only finally got that one right when I started teaching, but now I see the mistake everywhere.<br /><br />"Should of" instead of "should have" or "should've"--makes my teeth curl and my toes grind.Beth Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10063959081483045217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-88081823117466875932015-03-13T17:26:28.490-04:002015-03-13T17:26:28.490-04:00From what I've read, ikmar, "snuck" ...From what I've read, ikmar, "snuck" is used more frequently in Canada than in the US, but it is still technically grammatically incorrect.Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-89275509929030409022015-03-13T16:44:40.007-04:002015-03-13T16:44:40.007-04:00'Snuck' is one of the many words Canadian ...'Snuck' is one of the many words Canadian writers have to watch when writing for US audiences. In Canada, 'sneaked' is wrong. So are 'leaped', 'dived' and 'fishes'.<br />ikmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211122590810154080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-26258328934018190842015-03-13T14:53:42.319-04:002015-03-13T14:53:42.319-04:00Lanette, I've never heard "chunk" be...Lanette, I've never heard "chunk" being used for chuck! :)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-81067253066587444382015-03-13T14:34:43.895-04:002015-03-13T14:34:43.895-04:00"Makes my teeth curl" made me giggle. Bu..."Makes my teeth curl" made me giggle. But I understand. So glad you posted this! I was actually wondering about snuck vs. sneaked because I use it in the opening line of my MG novel. I waive red back and forth a eediculois amount of time. So much so that off hand I'm not sure which one I actually used. Gonna have to check that when I get home. Thanks!E.G. Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153333964618890260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-67802246307794232282015-03-13T13:50:56.241-04:002015-03-13T13:50:56.241-04:00It reminds me of a story on the news of a teacher&...It reminds me of a story on the news of a teacher's lesson on the tenses. It used the examples of "bring, brang, brung." Two of those are not real words. I'll let you guess which ones. Mark Muratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562597698193306363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-2191267066626127272015-03-13T10:55:01.111-04:002015-03-13T10:55:01.111-04:00Don't forget chuck vs. chunk. I have used the ...Don't forget chuck vs. chunk. I have used the word "chunk" (i.e. "chunk it in the trashcan") all my life only to learn that it's Texan for chuck.Lanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987748870291077638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-84489724024345618002015-03-13T10:25:17.664-04:002015-03-13T10:25:17.664-04:00it's fun to go bonking around!! :) Amyit's fun to go bonking around!! :) AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-88088832696503382932015-03-13T09:44:13.844-04:002015-03-13T09:44:13.844-04:00LOL Amy -- no worries! I go bonkers with almost a...LOL Amy -- no worries! I go bonkers with almost all. I drive myself crazy. ;)Authoresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-9206292272847265652015-03-13T09:43:00.689-04:002015-03-13T09:43:00.689-04:00bet you were abs bonkers w mine! ahhhhh-Amy Nbet you were abs bonkers w mine! ahhhhh-Amy NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com