Quote:
Baby shoes
For sale
Never worn
but this is my take on it!
baby shoes
brand new
not for sale
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Quote:
Baby shoes
For sale
Never worn
but this is my take on it!
baby shoes
brand new
not for sale
What is it you are trying to smooth over Cacian?
The quoted one I believe comes from Hemingway as an example of one of, if not "the" shortest short story ever written.
Just the grammar is incorrect. No sale is a possible interpretation. But it's trivial.
Baby shoes
for sale
worn once.
Hey krymsonkyng this is a good one.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by krymsonkyng
Your take kind off ruins it; it takes away all the beauty hemingway attached to those words.Quote:
Originally Posted by cacian
:iagree::iagree: Hemingway demonstrates how great a story you can tel with such few words. The reliance on ambiguity is key.
what are you tryhttp://www.rk-musics.info/avatar2.jpging to say?
Alexander I take your point but where is the fun in not experimenting with language.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexander III
The whole point of literature is that it is up there for grabs.
I think if I started something a short book with 2pages and someone else came along and readapted their own motives I would be more then chuffed.
How is someone else suppose to think and change?
Isaw that Hemingway version I did not like it so I changed it the way I liked it.
This is perfectely natural thing to do.
Who are you asking?Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUE66Rose
I saw the story and I did not think it was ambiguous but more indiscreet , insensitve and manipulative.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charles Darnay
So I changed it.
A reader is more then just passive a reader can turnt the table around whenever they feel like it.
If read a book and I think it is offensive, insensitive and ignorant of other peoples' feelings I will take action and rewrite a new version.
I am entitled to it.
Hi Delta smoothing over? Me?L:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Delta40
Nah...I am only playing with and on words.
Ernest Hemingway was once prodded to compose a complete story in six words. His answer："For sale: baby shoes, never used."
See reply # 3^^^^Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingbob
Prodded? do you mean it was not his idea at the first place?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingbob