[stylist] Pet PVS

Fri Mar 30 01:59:46 UTC 2012

Lynda, AMEn.

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 6:33 AM, Lynda Lambert <llambert at zoominternet.net>wrote:

>   I think I don't have very many pet peeves. When I was teaching English
> Comp. my biggest one was when the period was placed outside the quote marks
> on student papers. But the pet peeve came into play after they continued to
> do it on all their future papers. Ugh!
>
>   These days, I would say that my biggest pet peeve is when a blind person
> refers to himself or herself as an adjective, such as a "partial" or a
> "total." I have a very dear friend who does this - she repeatedly  refers
> to herself as a "total" and I feel so bad when she does this. She is a very
> smart person, yet when she says this about herself it just gives me the
> creeps because  she says it like it is some kind of litnus test or a badge
> of honor. It is so much the opposite. To anyone who would hear her say
> this, it sounds like she has no self-esteem, and is such a tacky way to
> label yourself.  It draws attention to her sight loss in a most negative
> way, as though it is her complete "self."
>
>   I think we are a unique and individual person  first, just like any
> other person. We are first of all who we ARE as a person. We are people who
> enjoy our life and who do amazing things if we choose to do them. We can do
> just about anything we want if we put in the effort. Yes, some things are
> not so easy for us. But that does not define who we are. We are not
> incomplete. We have character and honor, and anything else we determine we
> will have. We are not partial and we are not total - anything. We create
> our own image and we create the way others perceive us. To be less, or to
> tell others we are less, is my pet peeve. The way we speak about our sight
> loss to others is so important.
>
>   I agree with you, Eve, on correcting other people. Some of the most
> enjoyable and alive writing often has technical problems, but the essence
> of it can be so beautiful.  Eventually, we all figure out things on our own
> and our writing reflects what we want it to convey. I think the only time
> it is appropriate to correct someone's "errors" is in the classroom
>  situation where one is being paid to do it and the other is paying to have
> it done. Otherwise, just enjoy the communication that we have with one
> another. We find what we are looking for in life. If we are looking for
> things or people to pick apart with others, sure enough, we'll find them.
> In fact, we'll even begin a feeding frenzy if we are forceful enough.
> If we are looking for good conversations with one another, we'll find
> that, too. And, we'll create a community of exchange with one another.
>
>   I  think a place like this list should be a place where people who love
> literature and writing feel at home and are not worried about being
> corrected. This is a valuable resource, to have communications with others
> who enjoy writing and sharing it with each other. I am very seldom ever
> around blind people in my "real" life, and to be able to have good
> conversations with other people who have sight loss is valuable to me.  I
> appreciate this list so much and have learned a lot in the short time I
> have been here. In fact, friends, I have even found the spell checker and I
> am spell-checking my emails thanks to YOU.  lol
>
> Lynda
>
> Lynda Lambert
>
> My Blog is about Fine Art and Sight Loss: http://www.**
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> My Website:  http://lyndalambert.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Sanchez" <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:22 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Pet PVS
>
>
>  Alright now. I will jump on the band wagon. My pet peeve is people who
>> think they are so superior that they need to constantly correct others.
>> Whether it is a mispronunciation or spelling error (which could be a
>> typo)... relax. It is not the end of the world if it is not corrected.
>> "Save that behavior for your children people!" Eve
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Andi <adrianne.dempsey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> That's exactly what I mean it messes up the flow.  It makes it sound
>>> choppy.
>>> I like it to all flow nicely.
>>>
>>> Andi
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>>> On
>>>  Behalf Of Donna Hill
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 1:55 PM
>>> To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Pet PVS
>>>
>>> Andi,
>>> That's an issue for me as well. I think it has something to do with a
>>> lyrical flow that I want my prose to have and duplicate words feel like
>>> it's
>>> stumbling rather than dancing. How's that for a mixed metaphor? The truly
>>> irksome part is when I find an example in writing that I've re read a
>>> dozen
>>> times without noticing it.
>>> Donna
>>>
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>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Andi
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 12:12 PM
>>> To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Pet PVS
>>>
>>> I do have pet peeves about writing...  I do not like it when people
>>> repeat
>>> words when they could have used another, for example "I want to go home,
>>> but
>>> theirs nobody home."  That sentence bugs me and I don't know why but I
>>> can
>>> think of at least four ways to rework it.  This especially bugs me when I
>>> myself do it and can not think of another word to use that makes since.
>>> When the thesaurus is also not help I want to get rid of the sentence but
>>> can not because the sentence is needed.  I feel like the hole peace is a
>>> failure.  I don't know why it bugs me so much it is not grammatically
>>> wrong
>>> but I feel like it throes the hole thing off.
>>>
>>> Andi
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 8:57 AM
>>> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Pet PVS
>>>
>>> I was wondering about pet peeves recently.
>>> Some folks dislike the toothpaste tube being squeezed in a certain way;
>>> some
>>> dislike the toilet paper put on the roll one way; and then, towels that
>>> are
>>> not folded correctly...and more.
>>>
>>> Do you have any  pet peeves about writing ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Lynda Lambert
>>>
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