tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post4679081599398382185..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: A FEW OF MY FAVORITE WORDS by Vonn McKeeWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-39513653227746126032014-07-26T09:53:36.991-05:002014-07-26T09:53:36.991-05:00Yeah...like I said. Creepy.Yeah...like I said. Creepy.Vonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-36445033699872167692014-07-22T03:13:49.846-05:002014-07-22T03:13:49.846-05:00A logophile is someone who loves the trunks of dea...A logophile is someone who loves the trunks of dead trees.<br />ChuckTyrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609200010767178944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-27711536264414943812014-07-22T03:12:40.723-05:002014-07-22T03:12:40.723-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.ChuckTyrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609200010767178944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-89784121592371883802014-07-22T03:10:48.466-05:002014-07-22T03:10:48.466-05:00Wordiferous, Micki. Well done.Wordiferous, Micki. Well done.ChuckTyrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609200010767178944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-53220259866565117022014-07-21T03:11:50.935-05:002014-07-21T03:11:50.935-05:00Great post, Vonn. Words, the coin of our realm.
...Great post, Vonn. Words, the coin of our realm. <br /> Marc Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652887133889558701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-20159459876728140212014-07-20T20:11:49.446-05:002014-07-20T20:11:49.446-05:00Looks like an ARC 270, to me.Looks like an ARC 270, to me.Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-45037910642050822322014-07-20T19:28:41.998-05:002014-07-20T19:28:41.998-05:00Oh, Troy. :D
Did you notice your Star Wars buddy ...Oh, Troy. :D<br /><br />Did you notice your Star Wars buddy peeking over the edge of the table in the photo above? Vonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-54876658372840615812014-07-20T17:07:40.863-05:002014-07-20T17:07:40.863-05:00Word!
I once met a young couple who had wanted to...Word!<br /><br />I once met a young couple who had wanted to name their newborn daughter Deuteronomy, but couldn't find it in the Bible to see how it was spelled, so they named her Tequila Sunrise. Which tells me what things they DID have access to.Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-32593534013154449512014-07-20T16:26:53.952-05:002014-07-20T16:26:53.952-05:00There's a thought...a list of icky words. Regu...There's a thought...a list of icky words. Regurgitate, flack, snort and jugular come to mind.Vonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-54824601363551572862014-07-20T16:24:44.799-05:002014-07-20T16:24:44.799-05:00It's easy to slip up and use a modern word ac...It's easy to slip up and use a modern word accidentally. I have a great critique group that keeps me honest!Vonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-51643100707645035262014-07-20T16:22:58.051-05:002014-07-20T16:22:58.051-05:00That's a good one, Doris. Purguitoire sounds a...That's a good one, Doris. Purguitoire sounds a bit sinister...Vonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-10965515438388728782014-07-20T16:20:49.494-05:002014-07-20T16:20:49.494-05:00Ha! "Now where has that Diarrhea run off to?&...Ha! "Now where has that Diarrhea run off to?"Vonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-20195593468942907072014-07-20T16:20:11.754-05:002014-07-20T16:20:11.754-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Vonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-24988989686819333452014-07-20T16:19:12.610-05:002014-07-20T16:19:12.610-05:00Why, thanks, Charlie. It was hard to narrow down m...Why, thanks, Charlie. It was hard to narrow down my favorites.Vonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-17732980081251865312014-07-20T15:18:11.577-05:002014-07-20T15:18:11.577-05:00Oh, this is LOVELY, Vonn! I love words, too, and t...Oh, this is LOVELY, Vonn! I love words, too, and the sounds of them -- some good, and some bad. My daughter and I were just talking about this the other day--one of her "ick" words is "pupil". One of mine is "larvae". LOL It's the same with names, too--we have our special names we like for heroes, heroines, and villains, don't we? I remember those Lego days--I miss them! I was never good at building with them, but my son could whip those kits out in nothing flat. Great post today! Enjoyed it very much.<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-62576646071526860552014-07-20T11:40:54.613-05:002014-07-20T11:40:54.613-05:00I believe they call us word lovers "logophile...I believe they call us word lovers "logophiles." Sounds kind of creepy to me.Vonn McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271500340284234767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-55085624771620880972014-07-20T11:39:17.025-05:002014-07-20T11:39:17.025-05:00Excellent article and "well said." One o...Excellent article and "well said." One of my challenges is for a character of the old west to comparing, for example, a sunset to something he's familiar with and not something that's in a modern frame of reference.Gordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411491669023091364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-92230388076431925702014-07-20T11:35:04.092-05:002014-07-20T11:35:04.092-05:00Terrific post! I marvel at writers who can place j...Terrific post! I marvel at writers who can place just the right word with exquisite precision. For myself, I need to browse the old Readers' Digest "Toward More Picturesque Speech"Richard Proschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314680709014254183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-69380758239293602422014-07-20T10:21:26.642-05:002014-07-20T10:21:26.642-05:00Talking sentences at an early age (nine month) als...Talking sentences at an early age (nine month) also, so your love of the beauty of words resonates, one of my favorites.<br /><br />There is also the fun of the Americanazation of words. Purguitoire into Picketwire as one example. A person could go on and on. Thank goodness we have writers who do that with the words they string together to take us to other worlds and times. Doris Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-31990243936584082532014-07-20T09:06:15.149-05:002014-07-20T09:06:15.149-05:00I am reminded of the story (supposedly true) of th...I am reminded of the story (supposedly true) of the immigrant who named his child with the most beautiful sounding English word he had ever heard: DiarrheaJerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-42644303394684031232014-07-20T08:08:23.611-05:002014-07-20T08:08:23.611-05:00Vonn,
Now there's a euphonious word! With yo...Vonn,<br /><br />Now there's a euphonious word! With you every step of the way! A really exceptional tribute of marvelous and wonderfully descriptive words one can use while writing a story. Yes, words and books, almost as important as breathing!<br /><br />Charlie<br />Charlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-27953057035755282122014-07-20T06:29:29.774-05:002014-07-20T06:29:29.774-05:00I would write something about silver fetlocks exc...I would write something about silver fetlocks except that at the moment I'm not working on a western. Maybe next time. (And I do share your love of books and of words. Big surprise?)<br />Frank Roderusnoreply@blogger.com