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Posted By: SiliconDream =PN= <querl@uclink4.berkeley.edu> | Date: 9/20/00 6:13 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: Oh really...? (Dan Rudolph) > I can't remember for sure if it had much hard vocabulary, but it
Badly written, yes; hard-to-read sentences, yes; hard to comprehend overall, no; difficult vocabulary, no. The works of, say, Bierce or Whistler use a much larger vocabulary, and in addition they show you how a large vocabulary can be used to add to the precision and power of a work--whereas with Hawthorne's stuff I end up wishing he'd been forced to limit his vocabulary to 200 words, and the total length of each story to 1,000 words, just so the damn things could be finished in the five minutes they deserve. The only stories he did that I really liked are his retellings of Greek myths--and that's just because someone else came up with the plots and he had to make them short and readable enough for children. Is just my opinion; Secret Society of Hawthorne-Obsessed Halo Fans, please don't bomb my house. :-) --SiliconDream
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Frightful news out of Redmond | can't say | 9/16/00 6:43 p.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | Forensic | 9/16/00 7:05 p.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | CyberBob =PN= | 9/16/00 7:16 p.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | CNSTANTNE MOG | 9/16/00 7:31 p.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | Forensic | 9/16/00 7:57 p.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | Cannibal Harry =PN= | 9/17/00 3:01 a.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | Forensic | 9/17/00 2:03 p.m. |
of Sharks and Ramora | Pico | 9/17/00 3:44 p.m. |
Remora -nt- | mattd | 9/17/00 4:08 p.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | Tyrbiter | 9/17/00 9:06 p.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | edge | 9/18/00 7:52 a.m. |
Personnel v. Assets | Narcogen =PN= | 9/19/00 4:31 a.m. |
Re: Personnel v. Assets | edge | 9/19/00 9:45 a.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | Cannibal Harry =PN= | 9/18/00 1:20 a.m. |
Stripper in a giant cake? (NT) | Forensic | 9/18/00 6:10 p.m. |
heh, better (NT) | Cannibal Harry =PN= | 9/18/00 9:11 p.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | can't say | 9/16/00 11:52 p.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | Maestro | 9/17/00 1:27 a.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | Dan Rudolph | 9/17/00 3:13 a.m. |
Your information is more hurtful than helpful | Pallor =PN= | 9/18/00 3:19 p.m. |
What The hell? I dont believe! | The Mad Bob | 9/16/00 7:09 p.m. |
Louis? IP check? | Mark Levin | 9/16/00 7:21 p.m. |
Louis? IP check? (NT) | Mark Levin | 9/16/00 7:21 p.m. |
Re: Louis? IP check? (NT) | Louis Wu | 9/16/00 8:30 p.m. |
Re: Louis? IP check? (NT) | Maestro | 9/17/00 12:57 a.m. |
Uhhh | Pallor =PN= | 9/17/00 3:55 p.m. |
Uhhh? | Forensic | 9/17/00 4:25 p.m. |
There are a few ex employees... | Pallor =PN= | 9/17/00 5:52 p.m. |
Re: There are a few ex employees... | Forensic | 9/17/00 7:05 p.m. |
I am not and have never been employed by Bungie | can't say | 9/17/00 7:55 p.m. |
Re: I am not and have never been employed by Bungi | Dan Rudolph | 9/18/00 1:57 a.m. |
Re: I am not and have never been employed by Bungi | edge | 9/18/00 7:10 a.m. |
Re: I am not and have never been employed by Bungi | Bloodrain | 9/19/00 11:58 a.m. |
Re: There are a few ex employees... | Louis Wu | 9/17/00 8:04 p.m. |
Re: There are a few ex employees... | Dan Rudolph | 9/18/00 12:25 a.m. |
Re: Uhhh | Dan Rudolph | 9/17/00 6:13 p.m. |
Re: Uhhh | Louis Wu | 9/17/00 7:59 p.m. |
Re: Uhhh | edge | 9/18/00 7:04 a.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | Maestro | 9/16/00 8:21 p.m. |
give too much? | Chris Bisoski | 9/18/00 10:38 p.m. |
New Building = Good | Pallor =PN= | 9/19/00 9:38 a.m. |
Re: New Building = Good | Br'fin | 9/19/00 10:36 a.m. |
Re: New Building = Good | Cannibal Harry =PN= | 9/19/00 10:47 a.m. |
Well...I disagree (what a shock) | Pallor =PN= | 9/19/00 10:52 a.m. |
Re: Well...I disagree (what a shock) | Cannibal Harry =PN= | 9/19/00 11:00 a.m. |
Its all that I expected and more | Pallor =PN= | 9/19/00 11:39 a.m. |
Re: Its all that I expected and more | Louis Wu | 9/19/00 1:35 p.m. |
Re: Its all that I expected and more | Cannibal Harry =PN= | 9/19/00 1:42 p.m. |
So then... | Pallor =PN= | 9/19/00 1:58 p.m. |
::Pulls the wrinkle cream closer:: | Louis Wu | 9/19/00 2:06 p.m. |
Re: ::Pulls the wrinkle cream closer:: | SiliconDream =PN= | 9/19/00 6:16 p.m. |
That's probably it. (nt) | Louis Wu | 9/19/00 7:21 p.m. |
Re: ::Pulls the wrinkle cream closer:: | Mark Levin | 9/19/00 9:09 p.m. |
Who the hell is Will Rogers? [nt] | Pallor =PN= | 9/20/00 9:01 a.m. |
Re: Who the hell is Will Rogers? [nt] | Louis Wu | 9/20/00 9:17 a.m. |
Re: Who the hell is Will Rogers? [nt] | Cannibal Harry =PN= | 9/20/00 2:32 p.m. |
Re: ::Pulls the wrinkle cream closer:: | SiliconDream =PN= | 9/20/00 11:12 a.m. |
Re: ::Pulls the wrinkle cream closer:: | mnemesis | 9/20/00 11:33 a.m. |
Re: ::Pulls the wrinkle cream closer:: | Mark Levin | 9/20/00 12:25 p.m. |
Re: ::Pulls the wrinkle cream closer:: | SiliconDream =PN= | 9/20/00 6:22 p.m. |
correction | CyberBob =PN= | 9/19/00 10:53 a.m. |
Re: Frightful news out of Redmond | Dan Rudolph | 9/16/00 8:37 p.m. |
Duh! | CyberBob =PN= | 9/17/00 4:03 p.m. |
Correction | Pallor =PN= | 9/17/00 4:05 p.m. |
problems | CyberBob =PN= | 9/17/00 4:14 p.m. |
Re: Correction | Dan Rudolph | 9/17/00 4:21 p.m. |
Re: Correction | Matt | 9/18/00 1:57 p.m. |
And about halo being scaled back? | mattd | 9/18/00 5:18 p.m. |
Re: And about halo being scaled back? | Matt | 9/18/00 6:58 p.m. |
ah. but... | mattd | 9/18/00 8:26 p.m. |
Re: ah. but... | Mark Levin | 9/18/00 8:56 p.m. |
Re: And about halo being scaled back? | Dan Rudolph | 9/18/00 8:46 p.m. |
One thing... | Picky | 9/18/00 8:57 p.m. |
Lol, woops | Picky | 9/18/00 8:57 p.m. |
Re: Lol, woops | Da Pacifist | 9/19/00 5:08 a.m. |
Re: Lol, woops | one who knows | 9/19/00 2:31 p.m. |
Re: Lol, woops | Picky | 9/20/00 3:45 p.m. |
Re: One thing... | Lukifer | 9/19/00 3:51 p.m. |
Bah... | Cannibal Harry =PN= | 9/19/00 4:21 p.m. |
Re: Bah... | Smokey | 9/19/00 4:25 p.m. |
Cyclopean! Cyclopean![nt] | SiliconDream =PN= | 9/19/00 6:11 p.m. |
And let's not forget ELDRITCH! (NT) | Mark Levin | 9/19/00 6:16 p.m. |
Re: And let's not forget ELDRITCH! (NT) | balance | 9/20/00 10:09 a.m. |
Re: And let's not forget ELDRITCH! (NT) | SiliconDream =PN= | 9/20/00 11:13 a.m. |
Re: And let's not forget ELDRITCH! (NT) | Dan Rudolph | 9/20/00 11:26 a.m. |
Oh really...? | Picky | 9/20/00 3:58 p.m. |
Re: Oh really...? | Dan Rudolph | 9/20/00 5:03 p.m. |
::agrees with both:: | SiliconDream =PN= | 9/20/00 6:13 p.m. |
Re: Slanderous Filth! | Nate H. | 9/20/00 8:52 p.m. |
Re: And let's not forget ELDRITCH! (NT) | balance | 9/21/00 10:42 a.m. |
Re: And let's not forget ELDRITCH! (NT) | SiliconDream =PN= | 9/21/00 2:19 p.m. |
Re: One thing... | GoNad | 9/19/00 10:02 p.m. |
Re: One thing... | Picky | 9/20/00 3:50 p.m. |
Re: One thing... | Forensic | 9/19/00 11:54 p.m. |
Re: One thing... | Picky | 9/20/00 3:46 p.m. |
Ship IT! | Lorin Rivers | 9/19/00 3:33 p.m. |
Re: And about halo being scaled back? | L Naidoo | 9/19/00 9:13 p.m. |
So Give Us Some Screenshots!!!!! (NT) | Ape Man | 9/19/00 9:25 p.m. |
That reminds me... | Forensic | 9/19/00 11:21 p.m. |
Re: That reminds me... | Matt | 9/20/00 11:32 a.m. |
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