‘WHAT ARE WORDS?’
L is for LOQUACIOUS {talkative or chatty, especially of persons given to excess conversations)
FIRST, let me apologize for not visiting many of you yesterday. The Big Blue of the Caribbean was calling, so I went and spent the day at the beach. I’ll try to make it up to you today.
As a writer, you have to follow certain rules. Don’t use adverbs – ever. Adjectives –sparingly. Never ever use an exclamation point and those wonderful seventy-five cent words are an absolute no-no, unless you’re writing technical manuals.
Personally, I never met a seventy-five cent word I didn’t like. They are absolutely awesome and awe inspiring and amazing! I wish I could use more. Take today’s word LOQUACIOUS, it has a sensual sound as it rolls off your lips and to top it off, what better word to describe me. Oh yeah, I’m a rule breaker too, at least here on my blog, where rules are made to be broken.
{definitions courtesy of Wikipedia or Wiktionary}
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Loquacious is a wonderful word - I have used it often when writing school reports;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat word here. I just heard you could have exclamation points--in dialog--but no more than 3 times in the entire manuscript. It's like characters rolling their eyes. People really do that a lot, but it get irritating when you read it too much.
ReplyDeleteNo need to apologize... I know if I lived near a beach and it was warm enough to go spend the day on it, I would've done that too.
ReplyDeleteI'm okay with writers using exclamation points as long as they're not overusing exclamation points. They really only need to use one at a time and I see so many stories were the author used two or three or more on the same sentence. Too much.
uh-oh i think i have broken all the rules all the time--glad you had a beach day!
ReplyDeleteLoquacious! Oh look, I broke two rules. Bummer.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog. Visiting for the a-z challenge!
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonderful word. Where are you in the Caribbean, if I may be so bold to ask? My family's been in and around Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for over 100 years.
ReplyDeleteI'm so envious of your beach! I'm a prolific abuser of exclamation marks when I'm conversing with someone, but not so much in my fiction (I hope). There's something about reading/hearing "you must do this/that/the next thing" that just makes me want to rebel!!!!!! << oops haha :)
ReplyDeleteNever apologize for spending the day at the beach! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy A-Z!
I would never get any work done living where you do.
ReplyDeleteLoquacious is indeed a very cool word to say. (Not sure if I spelled it right though.)
I love the word...LOQUACIOUS! It does roll off my tngue; not so certain about the sensual part but I'll take your word for it...
ReplyDeleteAND, you actually had the audacity to go to the beach and not take me? I demand a refund!
Great word choice - it IS nice to say and hear!
ReplyDeleteStopping by to say 'hi'! Thanks for the follow.
i love paying extra for those big words!
ReplyDeletethe more letters the better =)
Thank you for reminding me of this wonderful word :)
ReplyDeleteWOw, I think I break rules in every sentence of my writing! But great word, and enjoy the beach.
ReplyDeleteI love just saying that word!
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