"Ellipses represent something lost; unknown to mankind. Only to be guessed at..."
--Jim Blow
Ellipses trail off...
The dot...dot...dot...that piques curiosity, and hints to readers that something is not being said.
Something has silenced the speaker.
Ellipses evoke emotion. The character has learned something that has caused his lips to stop forming language.
They can show speechlessness, when they stand alone in quotations, unaccompanied by any other words or symbols.
So what to do about Ellipses...?
They lose information and cost understanding...
An idea...
A thought...
A dream....
Ellipses. Coming soon....
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Thursday, December 3, 2015
FORTUITOUS FRUITS
Why is it kids won't eat their fruits and veggies? We'll answer one of those right now!
Welcome to English coming at you live with Jim Blow.
Today we'll look into the phenomenon that is: Why kids won't eat their fruits.
Fruits are hard to eat! They taste dandy and all, but they're so much work!
Lets look at 4 specifically.
The banana: Always bruised and mushy! And seriously, that peel? If it doesn't open first try, it's going back on the shelf. And what's this cabooti about it opening better bottoms up? Honestly. Way too much work to differentiate one end from the other, deal with wiggling it open, and then smoosh it between your fingers. Gross.
The orange: The peel takes an hour to penetrate, and for what? Mom asks why the orange is sitting there half peeled, and uneaten. I'll tell you why. I got bored. The orange takes too much valuable time for a very little amount of profit.
The pomegranate: Yum! I love this fruit so much, but only if I don't have to peel it! Similar to the orange (except the peel is bigger!) Grrr! And if this problem isn't enough, how do you eat it? There are so many ways. You can eat it like an orange, spoon it into a bowl, eat it like a melon, or whatever. That's a lot of thinking to try to figure out how to eat it, after laboriously opening it.
The berry: Rasberries, Blackberries, Strawberries. Solid. Straight off the vine. The only problem here is the long hours walking the rows to pick them all, and you still don't actually get them all. Then there's the ones in the dirt. (tear). And after you have to decide to freeze, jam, fresh, or whatever.
That's why we don't eat fruits, mom.
Thanks
Welcome to English coming at you live with Jim Blow.
Today we'll look into the phenomenon that is: Why kids won't eat their fruits.
Fruits are hard to eat! They taste dandy and all, but they're so much work!
Lets look at 4 specifically.
The banana: Always bruised and mushy! And seriously, that peel? If it doesn't open first try, it's going back on the shelf. And what's this cabooti about it opening better bottoms up? Honestly. Way too much work to differentiate one end from the other, deal with wiggling it open, and then smoosh it between your fingers. Gross.
The orange: The peel takes an hour to penetrate, and for what? Mom asks why the orange is sitting there half peeled, and uneaten. I'll tell you why. I got bored. The orange takes too much valuable time for a very little amount of profit.
The pomegranate: Yum! I love this fruit so much, but only if I don't have to peel it! Similar to the orange (except the peel is bigger!) Grrr! And if this problem isn't enough, how do you eat it? There are so many ways. You can eat it like an orange, spoon it into a bowl, eat it like a melon, or whatever. That's a lot of thinking to try to figure out how to eat it, after laboriously opening it.
The berry: Rasberries, Blackberries, Strawberries. Solid. Straight off the vine. The only problem here is the long hours walking the rows to pick them all, and you still don't actually get them all. Then there's the ones in the dirt. (tear). And after you have to decide to freeze, jam, fresh, or whatever.
That's why we don't eat fruits, mom.
Thanks
Publish1
Hey-O! I published my first book, and you can buy it--please support Jim in buying it--at either of these locations.
Heroes in Odd Places is out and about.
Go to amazon and search for it, or click on this link. It is also available on Smashwords.com
http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Kingdoms-Heroes-Odd-Places-ebook/dp/B01806MPH6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449195148&sr=8-1&keywords=heroes+in+odd+places
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=heroes+in+odd+places
The first chapter is free, and after that the rest of the book is yours forever for only 3$
Heroes in Odd Places is out and about.
Go to amazon and search for it, or click on this link. It is also available on Smashwords.com
http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Kingdoms-Heroes-Odd-Places-ebook/dp/B01806MPH6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449195148&sr=8-1&keywords=heroes+in+odd+places
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=heroes+in+odd+places
The first chapter is free, and after that the rest of the book is yours forever for only 3$
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