Comments on: 10 ways to use Wordles in the Classroom http://www.inksights.co.uk/?p=275 Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:01:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: nik http://www.inksights.co.uk/?p=275&cpage=1#comment-2372 nik Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:49:22 +0000 http://www.inksights.co.uk/?p=275#comment-2372 Word of warning re 'creative' writing tasks - if 'said' is predominant, avoid the temptation to use other words for speech tags, she asseverated. It gets irritating, she added, smirking, and ultimately leads to possibly unintended humour as said reader attempts to imagine how "'Golly!" he ejaculated" might actually look... Similarly, how can one 'smile' a spoken response ["Oh, no,' she smiled demurely..] - go on, try it! Sorry - favourite bugbear. Word of warning re ‘creative’ writing tasks – if ’said’ is predominant, avoid the temptation to use other words for speech tags, she asseverated. It gets irritating, she added, smirking, and ultimately leads to possibly unintended humour as said reader attempts to imagine how “‘Golly!” he ejaculated” might actually look… Similarly, how can one ’smile’ a spoken response ["Oh, no,' she smiled demurely..] – go on, try it!

Sorry – favourite bugbear.

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