"Delay is natural to a writer. He is like a surfer—he bides his time. Waits for the perfect wave on which to ride in. He waits for the surge (of emotion? of strength? of courage?) that will carry him along." (E.B. White, The Paris Review Interviews, 1969)
11.22.2006
Fargo or...
Today, it is supposed to be warmer in Fargo (59 degrees) than Jacksonville (56 degrees). Reminds me of an earlier trip sport and I made with some friends. Bonus points if you guess the city that appears over our shoulders.
I can't guess the city, although I have my suspicions about the country. But I'm really writing to say that I'm sorry to see that 'sport' has again been relegated to common noun. A short-lived promotion, that was. Sport, you're always a proper noun in my book.
In the DM Manual of Style, em-dashes cry out for capitalization. The nom de plume "sport" may not announce itself with the fanfare of capitalization, but I assure you, the author is anything by "common."
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I can't guess the city, although I have my suspicions about the country. But I'm really writing to say that I'm sorry to see that 'sport' has again been relegated to common noun. A short-lived promotion, that was. Sport, you're always a proper noun in my book.
In the DM Manual of Style, em-dashes cry out for capitalization. The nom de plume "sport" may not announce itself with the fanfare of capitalization, but I assure you, the author is anything by "common."
Editors! I don't understand this language you speak: "proper noun," "Em-dashes." Crikey!
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