tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post5276001260933321715..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: You Need Hands by J.P. BowieAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-40345856872887107712014-02-12T18:28:38.013-05:002014-02-12T18:28:38.013-05:00Lots of fun with language here, JP. :) I love your...Lots of fun with language here, JP. :) I love your comment about hand-to-hand combat in particular—makes me want to go read The Iliad. Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-47221326146008668872014-02-05T21:36:53.017-05:002014-02-05T21:36:53.017-05:00There is another movie about a man who loses his h...There is another movie about a man who loses his hand and has another one grafted on -- but the new one belonged to a murderer, and it can't be controlled. Creepy stuff.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-14838493710466057532014-02-05T18:06:11.010-05:002014-02-05T18:06:11.010-05:00Sacchi reminded me I forgot to mention a movie I w...Sacchi reminded me I forgot to mention a movie I watched on TCM that gave me the creeps for weeks after - The Beast with Five Fingers starring (I think) Peter Lorre. About a disembodied hand that crawled around strangling those who had offed its owner. Avoid it if you're prone to nightmares!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305127219838784688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-31311199718965933982014-02-04T21:57:33.328-05:002014-02-04T21:57:33.328-05:00OMG, Sacchi! Shades of high school! But absolutely...OMG, Sacchi! Shades of high school! But absolutely perfect for this topic!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-47372322420334284162014-02-04T21:20:53.187-05:002014-02-04T21:20:53.187-05:00As an editor I usually let "independent body ...As an editor I usually let "independent body movements" get by, except the ones about eyes. "My eyes moved over her…" or "my eyes clung to her" or "he undressed her with his eyes" or whatever. Whenever possible I suggest "gaze" instead.<br /><br />A far as hands go, I can generally let them move at will. But sometimes I'm reminded of the Tom Lehrer song that begins:<br />I hold your hand in mine, dear,<br />I press it to my lips.<br />I take a healthy bite<br />From your dainty fingertips.<br /><br />My joy would be complete, dear,<br />If you were only here,<br />But still I keep your hand<br />As a precious souvenir.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-45058556272172362902014-02-04T19:24:21.716-05:002014-02-04T19:24:21.716-05:00Very clever post! Amazing just how many words hav...Very clever post! Amazing just how many words have "hand" at their root. I guess these old opposable thumbs with their 4 other digits are pretty integral to so much of our lives. <br /><br />I read that if the ring finger is longer than the pointer finger, that shows that as a fetus you were exposed to more testosterone in your Mama's womb than the person with equal digits, or the pointer finger longer. What the hell does that tell you? Nothing much...but still, it's an interesting factoid about fingers. (my ring fingers are a good 1/2 inch longer than the pointers.)Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-9110441063269054722014-02-04T17:13:20.956-05:002014-02-04T17:13:20.956-05:00When I was a kid I honestly thought I'd compos...When I was a kid I honestly thought I'd composed the tune to Stranger in Paradise. Like, I thought it had come out of my head and never existed before. Then I heard the song and I was... deflated.Giselle Renardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955755448116234634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-88210411969507429892014-02-04T11:52:02.763-05:002014-02-04T11:52:02.763-05:00What a delightful post, JP. You've about cover...What a delightful post, JP. You've about covered it all here, hand-wise. Re: breaking the rules re: modifiers see Steve Issac's ERWA Storytime quickie 'Season's by the Sea' for one of his off-the wall, rule-breaking masterpieces. I'm sure it'll make next season's Gallery.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-84456978244268300222014-02-04T10:47:19.894-05:002014-02-04T10:47:19.894-05:00A deliciously encylopedic post, JP!
When it comes...A deliciously encylopedic post, JP!<br /><br />When it comes to IBP, I push back. Using a part to refer to the whole is a well-known type of figurative language (synecdoche). Sure it can be overdone, but it's a way of varying the sentence structure and should not be condemned out of hand,any more than -ly adverbs or passive voice. Every construction has its place!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com