Things I have learned for writing today
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beccaelizabethHow to swear in three different languages. Badly, of course. But, swears in Latin, Greek and Hebrew were acquired.
Latin was so far the easiest to find. Romans had opinions.
I have also learned the word count button in Open Office on my computer does not want to count words. I mean, it's fine, I don't need to know, I logically can survive without... but it says it's either 750 or 1200 words I did today, and I'm sulking because I'm sure I worded real good and it should tell me so.
... actually the words are not very good, I started in the wrong place even if it's a good visual, logically I should delete the paragraphs before the main character hits the screen or else it makes the ship look too important for this stage of the story, but I have so seldom made words I'm just keeping these. so.
I have decided the only way to break a three year writers block is to discard all standards and just write whatever is in my head, then treat it as raw materials. All first drafts, when written, are perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist. Once it does it can be sculpture or canvas or scaffolding, but until it does it's sheep in the mist and no use to anyone. So. I shall word.
this time for reals.
probably.
Latin was so far the easiest to find. Romans had opinions.
I have also learned the word count button in Open Office on my computer does not want to count words. I mean, it's fine, I don't need to know, I logically can survive without... but it says it's either 750 or 1200 words I did today, and I'm sulking because I'm sure I worded real good and it should tell me so.
... actually the words are not very good, I started in the wrong place even if it's a good visual, logically I should delete the paragraphs before the main character hits the screen or else it makes the ship look too important for this stage of the story, but I have so seldom made words I'm just keeping these. so.
I have decided the only way to break a three year writers block is to discard all standards and just write whatever is in my head, then treat it as raw materials. All first drafts, when written, are perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist. Once it does it can be sculpture or canvas or scaffolding, but until it does it's sheep in the mist and no use to anyone. So. I shall word.
this time for reals.
probably.
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Date: 2017-01-11 12:07 pm (UTC)I found specific pages promising to teach swears instead.
It was only a small bit anyway.
... how would you say "I'm going to kick your arse", or just call someone no good and threaten them a bit?
I can only type these sorts of letters, which obviously isn't entirely helpful.
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Date: 2017-01-11 04:42 pm (UTC)Modern language is quite violent, no one would use "kick your ass". You can have "Ani afarek otkha" ("kh" to use the sound at the start of hanukka which is always badly transliterated), meaning "I will dismantle you" but very, very lower register. Or "Ani azayen otkha" (this is single person to male single person; verbs are gendered, if you need plural or fem, let me know) which means "I'll fuck you" but in a very not sex way. You can have "Tizaher mimeni", which means be careful, I'm warning you.
Calling someone no good can be varied to no end! The low-register bloke from before might say "Ya zevel" (you garbage) or "Khatikhat zevel" (piece of trash)... But if you go biblical there are a thousand colourful and beautiful ways to tell someone they suck :)
....what I'm trying to say is that it SO depends on context, like any other choice of words. I'm here for you if you want it.