tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post3239544898269080110..comments2023-09-01T07:10:48.073-06:00Comments on What Am I Doing In Mexico?: Redundant RepetitionMelanie Hooyengahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-78666706520797691852008-09-29T11:47:00.000-05:002008-09-29T11:47:00.000-05:00And I'm not exaggerating...And I'm not exaggerating...Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-22876952157303242482008-09-29T11:45:00.000-05:002008-09-29T11:45:00.000-05:00Good point, Wendy! I've noticed that in bestseller...Good point, Wendy! I've noticed that in bestsellers, even.<BR/><BR/>ROFL. Melanie, you said, "poopy mud." *snicker*Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-46697450681614846492008-09-29T10:55:00.000-05:002008-09-29T10:55:00.000-05:00:) You're all making me feel, if not better, at l...:) You're all making me feel, if not better, at least normal.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-49985993235842359952008-09-29T07:44:00.000-05:002008-09-29T07:44:00.000-05:00Hah! I do that all the time too! I think it's be...Hah! I do that all the time too! I think it's because I just thought of that word so it's in the front of my brain rather than shuffled under layers of thoughts.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-6791473582028466692008-09-29T06:33:00.000-05:002008-09-29T06:33:00.000-05:00Ouch! I do this all the time. It's one of the thin...Ouch! I do this all the time. It's one of the things I always catch in the rewrite. <BR/>I have a friend who uses the word "just" a lot so she does a search for the word before she submits. <BR/>Doesn't our minds work in strange ways?Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-7253665456839722592008-09-29T01:08:00.000-05:002008-09-29T01:08:00.000-05:00I do it constantly, and sometimes won't catch it u...I do it constantly, and sometimes won't catch it until the 2nd or 3rd read through. Especially when I've used the same word twice in one sentence. *shakes head*Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457340386682051325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-27893188580272161152008-09-28T18:15:00.000-05:002008-09-28T18:15:00.000-05:00Totally, but I notice it in published works, too. ...Totally, but I notice it in published works, too. Some authors are in loooove with certain words or phrases.WendyCinNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548500219172368038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-88681784613508450462008-09-27T15:28:00.000-05:002008-09-27T15:28:00.000-05:00Okay, good. :)Okay, good. :)Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-1778622396277868952008-09-27T15:27:00.000-05:002008-09-27T15:27:00.000-05:00All the time.All the time.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-46344216200508538112008-09-27T15:10:00.000-05:002008-09-27T15:10:00.000-05:00Mmmmhmmm...sure does. I usually notice it quick e...Mmmmhmmm...sure does. I usually notice it quick enough to vary my words, but I do have the tendency.colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-64401243348647685712008-09-27T15:04:00.000-05:002008-09-27T15:04:00.000-05:00I think everybody does that.I think everybody does that.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-51164004052507536442008-09-27T14:43:00.000-05:002008-09-27T14:43:00.000-05:00LOL. Nothing better than eating a juicy mango whil...LOL. Nothing better than eating a juicy mango while slouching against a dirty concrete wall. :)Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-88996602213431553172008-09-27T14:40:00.000-05:002008-09-27T14:40:00.000-05:00I believe it happens most of the time we write. O...I believe it happens most of the time we write. On some occasions, it is part of getting into 'character' and that character might even have a few habits. It may be part of your character's personality to enjoy fresh produce while slouching. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-7694209741145092822008-09-27T14:18:00.000-05:002008-09-27T14:18:00.000-05:00Terra, I like that explanation! I do that a lot wh...Terra, I like that explanation! I do that a lot when I talk - the old "did I say that already?" - so it only makes sense I'd also do that when I write.<BR/><BR/>I feel so much better now, lol.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-33391977876883491972008-09-27T13:43:00.000-05:002008-09-27T13:43:00.000-05:00all...the...time. I think, in that moment, my bra...all...the...time. I think, in that moment, my brain goes....<BR/>"Ooo, that's a great verb!!" And then a few sentences later, my brain goes "Did I use it already? Oh, well. I'll use it again!! There's always the editing process!!"<BR/><BR/>*sigh* silly brain.Terra Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631390484934632067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-63442450101830084082008-09-27T11:56:00.000-05:002008-09-27T11:56:00.000-05:00Spy, I've read so much on the bobble-heads that I ...Spy, I've read so much on the bobble-heads that I do watch out for that, but I do use looking and gazing too much.<BR/><BR/>Robin, that's disappointing for me, but makes total sense for you to stick with non-fiction right now. There's always next year!<BR/><BR/>btw, I currently have NO fresh produce and I'm too lazy to go to the market. It's all drizzly which means everything is flooded and muddy and I don't feel like sliding through poopy mud right now.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-56898678855894445762008-09-27T11:27:00.000-05:002008-09-27T11:27:00.000-05:00That makes me want to say "fresh produce" constant...That makes me want to say "fresh produce" constantly!<BR/><BR/>This isn't relevant, Melanie, but I've decided to put the novel idea on the backburner, and stick with nonfiction and humor for now. So we won't be NaNo buddies.:( Someone convinced me that it didn't make sense to spend so much time building my "platform" for Shrink Rap, and then switching genres. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to go make a sandwich with fresh produce now...Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396540555696283171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-18429539323264073052008-09-27T11:17:00.000-05:002008-09-27T11:17:00.000-05:00Isn't that bizarre? I do the same thing. I have lo...Isn't that bizarre? I do the same thing. I have lots of words I repeat, though. Sometimes I put myself on a diet and refuse to let myself use them at all.<BR/><BR/>My worst are smiling, grinning, and looking. My characters start to look like ridiculous bobble head dolls!Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-91052720562630936482008-09-27T09:37:00.000-05:002008-09-27T09:37:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067609354256616974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-28527805591210183052008-09-27T09:25:00.000-05:002008-09-27T09:25:00.000-05:00I was thinking something like that, but you expres...I was thinking something like that, but you expressed it much better.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124066428536267360.post-57383115316967605822008-09-27T09:24:00.000-05:002008-09-27T09:24:00.000-05:00I have done that, and I think it's because when we...I have done that, and I think it's because when we're in that zone, our subconscience hordes those words and phrasing, and it spits them up at the most inopportune times.<BR/><BR/>*shrugs*<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the continued editing!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.com