tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post4012132348363146312..comments2023-11-03T03:07:25.408-07:00Comments on The Lyon's Tale: WNW: Department of Redundancy DepartmentAnnette Lyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-5932233364249775862010-09-20T16:18:46.618-07:002010-09-20T16:18:46.618-07:00Wow... When I looked this over as I was reading it...Wow... When I looked this over as I was reading it, I thought in my mind--this should easily be not at all difficult for me, since I'm often told all the time that I sometimes tend to talk with people in a way of communicating that has made me famously well-known for always repeating myself & restating things unnecessarily. It would be hilariously funny, if I didn't think it was entirely and falsely untrue. <br />---Anyway, here are my submitted entries for the redundancy contest competition: <br /><br />1. Loquacious chatterbox (loquacious quiet-type?)<br />2. Annoying pest (delightful pest?)<br />3. Unforgettable memories <br />4. Suddenly startled<br />5. Silent quietude <br />6. Sleeping slumber<br />7. Hopeless despair <br />8. Angry rage <br />9. Blank emptiness <br /><br />1.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025885548708795254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-40960377970416556652010-09-20T14:09:49.433-07:002010-09-20T14:09:49.433-07:00Hey Annette,
Here are a few I played with. "...Hey Annette,<br /> Here are a few I played with. "reflective mirror" really? Should go without saying, unless you are a vampire and have not reflection. "sighted vision", "senseless nonsense" "frozen ice" because otherwise it would be water, and "fearless courage". Thanks for the exercise. Now time to get my butt in chair for my own blog and other writing. -LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203893525713482889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-32102842899418404802010-09-10T16:14:34.794-07:002010-09-10T16:14:34.794-07:00And beautiful is not actually a noun...yeah, I'...And beautiful is not actually a noun...yeah, I'm not into paying attention to rules lately.<br /><br />bitter grudge (which I will have against the winner)<br />bitter kindness<br /><br />heavy weight<br />heavy ethereality<br /><br />nimble agility<br />nimble inertia<br /><br />And I'll stop posting comments, now...Jessica G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10641255166732692924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-23187877458103687272010-09-10T15:59:29.613-07:002010-09-10T15:59:29.613-07:00I haven't read all the comments so this might ...I haven't read all the comments so this might have been used...I edited this one out recently: pretty beautiful.Jessica G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10641255166732692924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-52516200762944081982010-09-10T04:30:40.797-07:002010-09-10T04:30:40.797-07:00I was gonna say annoyingly bothersome but I looked...I was gonna say annoyingly bothersome but I looked it up and that's not an adjective and a noun but an adverb and an adjective. I'm awesome.LisAwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03299284773832500834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-28671924581369642362010-09-09T21:52:12.439-07:002010-09-09T21:52:12.439-07:00I don't even want to know how often I do this....I don't even want to know how often I do this. I also cry a lot these days, frequent wet tears that roll down my salty damp cheeks.annie valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259818466629913925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-90963300491839252502010-09-09T07:36:18.777-07:002010-09-09T07:36:18.777-07:00Scott, Thanks for the inspiration! ("Practici...Scott, Thanks for the inspiration! ("Practicing chocoholic"--love it.)<br /><br />Steph--Fantastic list! I especially love the chess one. Eager pawn/lazy game. Awesome.Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-48915258332956681942010-09-08T21:29:25.519-07:002010-09-08T21:29:25.519-07:00Ah, I think this is overused- crimson blood
What w...Ah, I think this is overused- crimson blood<br />What would pale blood look like? <br /><br />a black night<br />a resplendent night<br /><br />Effulgent rays of light<br />Inert rays of light<br /><br />He was an unwitting pawn in their tactical game of chess.<br />He was an eager pawn in their lazy game of chess.<br /><br />Tactical planning?<br />Imprudent planning?<br /><br />Tactfully polite<br />Selfishly polite<br />Tactfully rude<br />Selfishly kind<br /><br />Icy refrigerator<br />Tepid refrigerator<br /><br />I am having too much fun with this, but I should probably go to bed. Thanks for giving my brain cells something entertaining. :)Stephoniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828381941125290624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-60313484338874242102010-09-08T21:28:15.170-07:002010-09-08T21:28:15.170-07:00This is awesome Annette. Reading this and the comm...This is awesome Annette. Reading this and the comments put the biggest smile on my face. And I have to give it up to your prize because I'm a practicing chocoholic. I've really enjoyed reading all the other takes on this idea of redundancy. And now I'm thinking in my head of counter ideas to my original list...Things that make you go hmmm.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573663638391382162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-63575418016498626222010-09-08T17:45:06.163-07:002010-09-08T17:45:06.163-07:00I'm haunting people as they draft their posts!...I'm haunting people as they draft their posts! That cracks me up, Sadie! :DAnnette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-77047824007314878302010-09-08T17:32:01.967-07:002010-09-08T17:32:01.967-07:00I just used this in a blogpost... and I couldn'...I just used this in a blogpost... and I couldn't help but thing Annette would cringe... but I had to use it anyway because I loved the sound of it. ;)<br /><br />coercive persuasion<br /><br />Hmmm... would the counter be<br /><br />submissive persuasion???<br /><br />This is fun I've been thinking about it all daySadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628729775223265657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-88549545745286597882010-09-08T15:47:19.487-07:002010-09-08T15:47:19.487-07:00Normally this would be right down my alley but I a...Normally this would be right down my alley but I am sick with a fever today so the brainbox is broken. I do have to take exception to "uniquely different" being on the list. There are the normal ways of being different, the abnormal ways of being different and then there ARE the unique ways of being different. I've seen them all. I even live with some of them.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660156433881882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-30076638178578733432010-09-08T12:58:27.362-07:002010-09-08T12:58:27.362-07:00Ah, now that school is in I have a minute to read ...Ah, now that school is in I have a minute to read blogs. :) I love your header, I haven't seen this new one.<br /><br />I'm excited to revise my stuff. I've been writing all summer and have maybe 40 or 50 K but I haven't reread at all. I was just hoping to get a bunch of stuff out before I tried to fix things.Cranberryfrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384164423414892482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-45914243367663077452010-09-08T12:42:08.650-07:002010-09-08T12:42:08.650-07:00How about these:
negative disagreement
green lime...How about these:<br /><br />negative disagreement<br />green lime<br />ridgid straightness<br />transparent clarity<br />oversize muʻumuʻu<br />angled slope<br />sheer meshDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12769935705514729302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-18267001460486385912010-09-08T12:26:49.314-07:002010-09-08T12:26:49.314-07:00I'm on a weather kick:
wet rain
dry rain
Aaa...I'm on a weather kick:<br /><br />wet rain<br />dry rain<br /><br />Aaaand now for something completely different:<br /><br />completely different<br />partially different<br /><br />good, old-fashioned cry<br />bad, new-fangled cry<br /><br />all powerfulRebecca Blevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378726097105313400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-26842612410260571592010-09-08T11:13:10.898-07:002010-09-08T11:13:10.898-07:00mute storyteller
vivacious storyteller
sentimenta...mute storyteller<br />vivacious storyteller<br /><br />sentimental tearjerker?<br /><br />lying talebearer?<br /><br />Fun, difficult, time-consuming!kbrebeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146709601038107862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-45108685070609042972010-09-08T11:06:25.246-07:002010-09-08T11:06:25.246-07:00Monumental Monument
Tiny Monument
Colossal giant
...Monumental Monument<br />Tiny Monument<br /><br />Colossal giant<br />miniature giant<br /><br />Lugubrious sadness<br />Happy sadnessSadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628729775223265657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-33842514035541748242010-09-08T09:23:39.969-07:002010-09-08T09:23:39.969-07:00Cool post!
Hard contest. I'm sick and having...Cool post!<br /><br />Hard contest. I'm sick and having trouble thinking. . .<br /><br />How about:<br /><br />Bright sun<br />Dim sun<br /><br />Frozen ice<br />Thawed ice<br /><br />That's all I can handle now, I think! :DRebecca Blevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378726097105313400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-27733411206626862812010-09-08T09:21:26.478-07:002010-09-08T09:21:26.478-07:00deceitful lie
credible lie
ignoble thief
honorabl...deceitful lie<br />credible lie<br /><br />ignoble thief<br />honorable thief<br /><br />willing volunteer<br />unwilling volunteer<br /><br />painful surgery<br />non-invasive surgery<br /><br />burning fire<br />ice-cold fire<br /><br />faithful friend<br />faithless friendSusan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-84031596059273171592010-09-08T08:55:09.925-07:002010-09-08T08:55:09.925-07:00Amazingly Stunning...
becomes "simply stunni...Amazingly Stunning...<br /><br />becomes "simply stunning" (which just feels like a cop-out)<br />or "amazingly dull/amazingly routine?"<br /><br />'meh... I'd have to give the chocolate away to someone else anyway... my brain isn't up to this yet today!TisforTonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666161027683872670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-56147233443968076972010-09-08T08:35:25.633-07:002010-09-08T08:35:25.633-07:00Elizabeth, I think you just hit on a new WNW post ...Elizabeth, I think you just hit on a new WNW post idea! <br /><br />Short answer: Not all redundancy is bad. Sometimes it's needed for emphasis. Anaphoras are a good example, depending on the type. If used well--and not overused-they can be effective stylistic devices. <br /><br />More on another post!Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-71735103250073854102010-09-08T08:15:52.662-07:002010-09-08T08:15:52.662-07:00Annette, this is something I've asked Melissa ...Annette, this is something I've asked Melissa (we're currently having a discussion about redundancies!) I would appreciate if you could let me know what you think on both counts:<br /><br />1) Are anaphoras considered redundant?<br /><br />I've also learned that you can 'show' how a MC is feeling before you 'tell'. IE:<br /><br />2) Melissa trudged through the door, sweat hot rivulets on her cheeks. Her lungs burned tight, her legs shivered knots, her heart thumped loud. She was exhausted.<br /><br />;)<br /><br />Here's my entry:<br /><br />scorching heat<br />scorching cold<br /><br />explosive burst<br />soft burstElizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-26398536497473451672010-09-08T07:47:29.412-07:002010-09-08T07:47:29.412-07:00PS. The hard part isn't thinking of two redund...PS. The hard part isn't thinking of two redundant words, it's thinking of one that's a noun!Melissa Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067786807136441491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-25652529811375438372010-09-08T07:46:39.953-07:002010-09-08T07:46:39.953-07:00K, I think this contest takes too much brain power...K, I think this contest takes too much brain power. My brain doesn't work in high gear! I'm low and slow.<br /><br />Can you choose a different contest that doesn't require me to think?<br /><br />Thanks a bunch! =)Melissa Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067786807136441491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-45379682922507810192010-09-08T07:33:55.177-07:002010-09-08T07:33:55.177-07:00simply effortless
loudly shouting
And one I'v...simply effortless<br />loudly shouting<br /><br />And one I've use before:<br /><br />Quietly tip-toed<br /><br />intricately effortless<br />softly shouting<br /><br />ungainly tip-toed? I don't know, I'm picturing Chevy Chase crashing into a Christmas tree.<br />Fun exercise, Annette!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734014895825429358noreply@blogger.com