Well, that's a new one

[superbadgirl]

Dear Writers,

When someone hears a rumor, they're hearing things on the grapevine, not the grape-wine.

I mean, seriously.

Sincerely amused,

SBG

Comments

[khek.livejournal.com]

Or hey, maybe, if it's a rumor they don't like, it was on the grape-whine?
:)

[superbadgirl]

LOL. You're cute. ;)

[khek.livejournal.com]

:P

[lark_ascends]

It's typos like that that make it worth while.

My alltime favourite: makeshit.

[superbadgirl]

LOL. Whoops.

I wish this one was a typo. She used it repeatedly. I am sorely tempted to leave a comment like, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

[lark_ascends]

Oh, dear. One typo is excusable, multiple indicates no understanding of the word.

My other favourite was pubic instead of public.


*is trying to decide whether I am going to write the fic where the boys try to think of some other word to use other than gank, as they are becoming verbally stagnant*

[superbadgirl]

Give them a thesaurus curse! It can be a satire on all those authors who use "orbs" instead of "eyes", etc. as well as crackfic. ;)

[lark_ascends]

Bwahahahahahahahahaha!! I like the idea of a thesaurus curse. That's brilliant!

[superbadgirl]

I'll keep my eye out for the story now. :)

[lark_ascends]

Oh, man, cerulean is totally getting a mention. *giggles hysterically*

Thank you for that extension of my idea. *loves it*

(If you want in on the writing, or even just to suggest these common annoying words, feel free to say)

[superbadgirl]

I only ever liked cerulean in that old X-Files episode. It's gotten out of control. BLUE, people. Just say blue.

Ooh, but think of how many different ways you can describe the color of Dean and Sam's eyes. For no reason at all, because who really ever describes someone using the color of eyes?

"Dean, come here and examine this with your emerald eagle-eyes, will you?" Sam asked. "I necessitate a second opinion."

"What the intercourse, dude," Dean said, taking several steps back. "Who arranges their speech patterns in such a manner?"

"You're one to arrange speech patterns."


You are going to have a ton of fun with this, aren't you? :)

[lark_ascends]

*laughs and laughs and laughs*

Yes, I was thinking about describing eye colour (and who the hell does describe it??? I get asked by my mum "Oh, how tall was he? What colour is his eyes?" and I have to go bzuh, I have no idea, didn't take any notice.)

Edit to fix bracket, as I've used LaTeX too much not to.

[superbadgirl]

I think most people might notice light or dark, unless they're particularly striking. But I swear. Dean and Sam have had emerald, jade, hazel, blue-green, green-blue, grass, etc. eyes and it's just so amusing that people need to use it so often. If someone's crying, I might mention how it makes the eyes seem to change color, but yikes. ;)

I can't wait to see the thesaurus abuse in action.

[lark_ascends]

Moss green is one I've seen in NCIS. Cerulean used to drive me barmy in Stargate fic (also, seriously, fandom, can we at least decide on the colour of their hair? Daniel in the series had *brown* hair. Not blonde. Also seen the same issue with Dean. There are different types of brown hair. His, at a stretch, I'd describe as dirty blonde, but never blonde by itself.)

Heee. The hardest part will be writing *them* with a thesaurus issue. Might have to start with ordinary dialogue and translate it afterwards.

[superbadgirl]

Ooh, yes. Moss green could totally be used. ;)

It might be best to write regular dialogue and squish in the fancy words. And, you know if it starts with Sam it could take them a while to figure it out, depending on which season you set the story in.

[khek.livejournal.com]

I have to type "public library" several times a day. You'd be surprised how often that first "l" gets dropped. One time, we printed out 50 brochures before noticing the mistake. Oops.

[lark_ascends]

I'm sorry, I think that's *hilarious*. *giggles*

In that sense, I can totally forgive it. But, if it's the one time you use a word in a fic... at least get a beta reader!

[superbadgirl]

We get a TON of demonination instead of denomination. Being anti-organized religion, it always makes me giggle.

[lark_ascends]

*falls over laughing*

[ldyanne.livejournal.com]

*snickers*

But the grape-wine is what keeps the rumors flowing ;-)

[superbadgirl]

LOL. Excellent point.