tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post5218913193394509707..comments2024-03-16T11:38:39.317-04:00Comments on Author Jean Davis: A dictionary for writersJean Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-20364220940649730652010-09-20T22:47:26.150-04:002010-09-20T22:47:26.150-04:00Ooh...tents + rain + leaks = bad news. Been there,...Ooh...tents + rain + leaks = bad news. Been there, done that. That is why we now have a trailer. Glad to hear things went well despite that.<br /><br />And as for reading your email, Jean, in the best traditions of people in public office faced with suggestions like that, I will utterly <i>refute</i> that allegation, despite offering no proof whatsoever, because it sounds less guilty than <i>denying</i> it.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-29856568909559477962010-09-19T23:10:11.162-04:002010-09-19T23:10:11.162-04:00The camping trip went well, despite a torrential r...The camping trip went well, despite a torrential rainstorm complete with ground shaking thunder and lightning which exposed some leaks in our tent. <br /><br />Have you been reading my email? I am totally guilty of misusing infer and imply and only after sending the email, realizing that I used the wrong word. *head desk*Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955548665653773708.post-49215151979688407412010-09-17T23:03:03.482-04:002010-09-17T23:03:03.482-04:00Good luck with the camping, Jean. Hope the weather...Good luck with the camping, Jean. Hope the weather is kind to you at this time of year.<br /><br />That sounds like a useful kind of dictionary! One of my pet peeves is misuse of similar-sounding or commonly-swapped words. I do enjoy the occasional use of misuse to comic effect though, as in the scene in the film of Tom Sharpe's novel <i>Wilt</i>, where Wilt is suspected of murder and is running rings around his interviewer...<br /><br />Rather thick policeman: Are you inferring I'm an idiot?<br /><br />Wilt (wearily): No. I'm <i>implying</i> you're an idiot. <i>You</i> are <i>inferring</i> it.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.com