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No, the "misused simile" thing is just a pet peeve newyorkersedai Send a noteboard - 24/01/2011 12:47:04 AM
But really, I'm astounded by how bald his writing is. One thing I get annoyed by is when people use "like" instead of "is." "It's like I've been betrayed" is a dumb thing to say if your spouse cheats on you. You've been betrayed. There's no "like" there.


I was speaking about a general pet peeve, though I know I might not have written it clearly. Or connected it to my statement about the book.

Using "like" 100% incorrectly is a pet peeve, but people can and do instinctively use comparisons (metaphor and simile) often...

From BS, I was surprised by how many passages were so direct they seemed taken from a synopsis.
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Just read ToM: Sanderson doesn't know High Chant, only common newyorkersedai - 23/01/2011 08:03:17 PM 1808 Views
As someone who's broadly anti-Sanderson moratcorlm - 23/01/2011 08:53:52 PM 1234 Views
LoL - that discredits greatly the main post *NM* Nargs - 24/01/2011 04:27:45 PM 383 Views
No, it doesn't. It "discredits greatly" one of his points, not the main argument. *NM* *NM* Cynewulf - 24/01/2011 06:57:38 PM 381 Views
Disagree... Nargs - 25/01/2011 12:36:25 AM 810 Views
yep *NM* Lo'oris - 25/01/2011 10:44:04 AM 344 Views
Or it could be that I read every book 5 times, but like 10 years ago newyorkersedai - 26/01/2011 05:35:46 AM 702 Views
Huh? Lord Haart - 23/01/2011 11:51:02 PM 925 Views
No, the "misused simile" thing is just a pet peeve newyorkersedai - 24/01/2011 12:47:04 AM 953 Views
Re: No, the "misused simile" thing is just a pet peeve Lord Haart - 24/01/2011 09:34:03 AM 1013 Views
Is that really the case? A lot was cut from ToM? *NM* newyorkersedai - 24/01/2011 11:16:05 PM 322 Views
Sweated is a word. *NM* fionwe1987 - 24/01/2011 02:45:57 AM 380 Views
Is it? Would you ever write "I had sweated" or "having sweated for an hour?" *NM* newyorkersedai - 24/01/2011 11:17:04 PM 359 Views
No, because it is not a participle. ranagrande - 24/01/2011 11:36:12 PM 826 Views
Sure it is moratcorlm - 25/01/2011 11:31:29 AM 844 Views
No. I have written: I sweated a lot when I was in India. *NM* fionwe1987 - 25/01/2011 12:16:39 AM 373 Views
Um, yes,. sweated is the past tense of to sweat. *NM* everynametaken - 07/02/2011 03:37:58 AM 399 Views
Re: Just read ToM: Sanderson doesn't know High Chant, only common uglycat - 25/01/2011 11:06:24 PM 829 Views
Meh. I see no problem with this example. Ghavrel - 26/01/2011 07:10:53 AM 777 Views
I really don't want to come off as a jerk, but really? WoT has never had good writing. Ghavrel - 26/01/2011 07:18:03 AM 695 Views
If you hate his writing so much then don't read the final book. *NM* everynametaken - 07/02/2011 03:39:43 AM 465 Views
I was kind of thinking this myself orius - 13/02/2011 10:50:07 AM 758 Views
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