tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300095395388562446.post4617585055970820786..comments2023-05-11T09:48:33.992-04:00Comments on Christine's Cottage: Daydreaming in ObscurityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300095395388562446.post-89457511358494841052010-03-16T17:14:23.691-04:002010-03-16T17:14:23.691-04:00I believe it was one of the things that made up th...I believe it was one of the things that made up the class distinction. Remember in "Emma" where Emma puts down Mr. Martin for being so coarse and clownish in his manner? I shudder to think of what she would say of us.<br /><br />That said, I did notice when I was working at U. of Penn my use of language was noticeably different than it is now that I am not in academia. I also recall Nighfalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745824744507928211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300095395388562446.post-62859722685844841402010-03-16T14:45:23.403-04:002010-03-16T14:45:23.403-04:00"It's much easier to daydream in obscurit..."It's much easier to daydream in obscurity than to actually accomplish something and put it out for the world to view."<br /><br />Oh, how true! <br /><br />Though we'll never really know, I suspect there was a much bigger difference in formality between written and spoken English in "the olden days." Even in our lifetime, we're seeing that writing is becoming muchMarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300095395388562446.post-53547676443584398692010-03-16T11:36:39.873-04:002010-03-16T11:36:39.873-04:00Writing definitely makes me come alive, Michelle. ...Writing definitely makes me come alive, Michelle. Publishing makes me shrivel up like a stray pea in the corner of the freezer.Nighfalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745824744507928211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300095395388562446.post-81063427942825900782010-03-16T11:24:54.737-04:002010-03-16T11:24:54.737-04:00my favorite quote on God's will is by Howard T...my favorite quote on God's will is by Howard Thurman: "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do that because what the world needs are people who have come alive." i don't know if writing makes you come alive, but it's something to think about.Michelle Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747275507200268417noreply@blogger.com