I feel that the best time that one should use a fragmented sentence is when one needs to use it for a quick and concise point. When it comes right down to it, I want to know what I am dealing with bluntly and quickly. I want to know my news, and I want to know it now.
Surely, using a sentence fragment is an idea for those who want to spice up their writing by using others to improve it. Perhaps a good amount of drama is needed to make it work out. I find the use of writing requires the ability to change up your ideas and to display them. I find that a fragment can sum up all these ideas into a small piece of language which someone can read, be shocked about or interested in, and move on. Long-winded sentences are annoying, and give little context to the story.
Overall, I find that a sentence fragment can only and should only be used in that instance. It is the way of the writer to consisely write what they can.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
His view on Loading Times.
Loading times on websites tend to annoy me, especially when I have absolutely nothing else to do with my time except stare at the screen and wait for 10-15 minutes while nothing happens. It is at this point that I realize that either the connection blew out, the website is down, or the Internet just sucks at times, and I have to deal with it.
Perhaps it is more the fact that I find the Internet so appealing that it is almost unbearable for it to be so slow, and I do not wish it or anything involved with it to be seen in a bad light. I am very happy with the computer I write these blogs on, and I am happy it is here to do what is necessary to maintain control of my own ability to surf the net.
When it comes right down to it, loading times are a irritation that will always be there, but it cannot be overcome. As long as satellites that can be blocked, phone wires that can be interrupted, and live wire can be damaged, there will always be slowdown. It is there. We have to accept it. Just as brick walls need plaster, and discs need blue ray in order to work, one cannot be without the other.
If it is anyone's fault, it's in the loader. They would need a better stronger computer or a unstable connection, perhaps. They need to look at the problems their computer can face before they start griping about the internet. It's here to serve us. How quickly or slowly it does is based on the consumer.
Perhaps it is more the fact that I find the Internet so appealing that it is almost unbearable for it to be so slow, and I do not wish it or anything involved with it to be seen in a bad light. I am very happy with the computer I write these blogs on, and I am happy it is here to do what is necessary to maintain control of my own ability to surf the net.
When it comes right down to it, loading times are a irritation that will always be there, but it cannot be overcome. As long as satellites that can be blocked, phone wires that can be interrupted, and live wire can be damaged, there will always be slowdown. It is there. We have to accept it. Just as brick walls need plaster, and discs need blue ray in order to work, one cannot be without the other.
If it is anyone's fault, it's in the loader. They would need a better stronger computer or a unstable connection, perhaps. They need to look at the problems their computer can face before they start griping about the internet. It's here to serve us. How quickly or slowly it does is based on the consumer.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Here we go again.. (No Adjectives/Adverbs)
Matt stopped to rest. His body was heavy and dripping with sweat as he viewed the gates of stone and mortar. Trekking through monster-infested terrority alone for days with no food or sleep could get to a man, and Matt hurdled the fury into defined, developed rage. The man's eye twitched at the observers, who stared at his appearence. He was covered in dirt and dried blood.
He needed to remember to wash himself before entering populated areas.
Matt walked through swinging doors, and looked around the bar; it was a powder keg, but he had seen his share of fights. He walked through drunks and dancing mercs to the bar. He sat on the stool, spinning himself in the padded seat before facing the alcohol.
"Wiskey, and skimp on the water, would you?" He uttered, slumping over the bar. His breathing slowed and relaxed. Matt reveled in the placidity, which was pleasuring with drinks at the ready. Hand reaching out, he grabbed the speeding mug and placed it to the rim to his mouth. The drought slowly funneled down the glass to the top of his tongue; he savored the fermented grain sloshing in his throat before he commanded it with a satisifying gulp.
It was a good day.
He needed to remember to wash himself before entering populated areas.
Matt walked through swinging doors, and looked around the bar; it was a powder keg, but he had seen his share of fights. He walked through drunks and dancing mercs to the bar. He sat on the stool, spinning himself in the padded seat before facing the alcohol.
"Wiskey, and skimp on the water, would you?" He uttered, slumping over the bar. His breathing slowed and relaxed. Matt reveled in the placidity, which was pleasuring with drinks at the ready. Hand reaching out, he grabbed the speeding mug and placed it to the rim to his mouth. The drought slowly funneled down the glass to the top of his tongue; he savored the fermented grain sloshing in his throat before he commanded it with a satisifying gulp.
It was a good day.
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Why words seem to be abused and misused.
I think words are misused for three different, but specific reasons: people write the way they speak, the meaning of the word in question is hard to identify, or they were never taught the correct meaning.
When I read the work of other authors, there is a tendency to use a word which makes sense in a conversation, but not in formal writing, such as "player" or "kinda." These words, although completely understandable in normal speech, are used strangely in writing because they are used in the same manner in the way someone speaks. Although I don't find it to be a problem in casual writing, It is definitely a insult to professional, developed writers to make such mistakes regularly.
There are several words in the English language that I have found to have either an issue with understanding a word, or that two words have different but similar meanings. The words "effect" and "affect" are perfect examples, since the average student can use the former word in a sentence such as, "His body suffered from the effect." Although this makes sense, a singular term requires the sentence to read, "His body suffered from the affect." Someone who does not know that would make mistakes such as this, which leads to my next point.
There are even students who did not even learn all the aspect of the written form. The teachers of High School and Middle School may have only taught the basics of the witten language and not the specific rules because there was no need, or it was unimportant to teach such a small lesson, or any number of factors. I know this fact from personal experience.
When I read the work of other authors, there is a tendency to use a word which makes sense in a conversation, but not in formal writing, such as "player" or "kinda." These words, although completely understandable in normal speech, are used strangely in writing because they are used in the same manner in the way someone speaks. Although I don't find it to be a problem in casual writing, It is definitely a insult to professional, developed writers to make such mistakes regularly.
There are several words in the English language that I have found to have either an issue with understanding a word, or that two words have different but similar meanings. The words "effect" and "affect" are perfect examples, since the average student can use the former word in a sentence such as, "His body suffered from the effect." Although this makes sense, a singular term requires the sentence to read, "His body suffered from the affect." Someone who does not know that would make mistakes such as this, which leads to my next point.
There are even students who did not even learn all the aspect of the written form. The teachers of High School and Middle School may have only taught the basics of the witten language and not the specific rules because there was no need, or it was unimportant to teach such a small lesson, or any number of factors. I know this fact from personal experience.
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