Comments on: Wrestling match http://alisonwriting.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/wrestling-match/ the weblog for word wrestlers Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:17:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: chris http://alisonwriting.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/wrestling-match/#comment-31 chris Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:21:02 +0000 http://alisonwriting.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/wrestling-match/#comment-31 My coy online name for the man in my life - Mr Blethers! (It's revenge for all these years of conventionally being called by <b>his</b> name) My coy online name for the man in my life – Mr Blethers! (It’s revenge for all these years of conventionally being called by his name)

]]> By: alisonwriting http://alisonwriting.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/wrestling-match/#comment-30 alisonwriting Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:55:45 +0000 http://alisonwriting.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/wrestling-match/#comment-30 Sure! I use ABF when I need to but this was the 'author' one where only you can pick up stuff that's not wot you wrote (as distinct from typos, grammatical errors etc) Who Mr B? Sure! I use ABF when I need to but this was the ‘author’ one where only you can pick up stuff that’s not wot you wrote (as distinct from typos, grammatical errors etc) Who Mr B?

]]> By: chris http://alisonwriting.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/wrestling-match/#comment-29 chris Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:52:45 +0000 http://alisonwriting.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/wrestling-match/#comment-29 Doing your own proof reading is the pits. I always call in Mr b - he sees far more than I do! Doing your own proof reading is the pits. I always call in Mr b – he sees far more than I do!

]]> By: alisonwriting http://alisonwriting.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/wrestling-match/#comment-28 alisonwriting Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:50:59 +0000 http://alisonwriting.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/wrestling-match/#comment-28 Apparently Plato said that we can learn more about a person in one hour of play than in a year of conversation. I like that! Apparently Plato said that we can learn more about a person in one hour of play than in a year of conversation. I like that!

]]> By: wonderfulexchange http://alisonwriting.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/wrestling-match/#comment-27 wonderfulexchange Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:07:42 +0000 http://alisonwriting.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/wrestling-match/#comment-27 I used to teach my students that the right word was always the simplest one that said just what you needed it to. Which sometimes means the right word is complex. But in the case of Kelvin's blog, I suspect language was the medium of play rather than (strictly) a tool for communication. And as with all games, the point of it would elude many. I used to teach my students that the right word was always the simplest one that said just what you needed it to. Which sometimes means the right word is complex.

But in the case of Kelvin’s blog, I suspect language was the medium of play rather than (strictly) a tool for communication. And as with all games, the point of it would elude many.

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