Posted by JenStar on July 31, 2004, at 14:55:32
In reply to Thank you » JenStar, posted by Racer on July 29, 2004, at 12:10:49
That's very cool, that you've published some essays. congrats on that!
I too love to analyze words, think about linguistics, etc. it's fun. it's nice to meet someone else who does that!
anyway, have a fun (and linguistically interesting) weekend.
take care! (you great writer, you!)
JenStar
> Thank you for the compliment. While I'm not a writer, I value good writing very highly. It means a lot to me that others think I do it well.
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> I'm very insecure about my writing, actually, so comments like yours have a remarkable amount of resonance for me. I know that the thought that, no matter how bad everything else in my life might be, JenStar thinks I write well will help buoy me up today, and probably tomorrow, too.
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> I have written a few things I'm pleased with, including a few essays published in one form or another over the years. I'd like to do more, and often try to get the motivation up to sustain the effort, but it's rarer and rarer as time goes by. Maybe compliments like yours will help boost me over the edge one day.
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> If I write well, by the way, it's from a combination of having read well, and from a deep and intuitive belief that language is an important element of our thinking. It's an expression of my interest in linguistics, sociology, psychology, and anthropology, but it's also just because words are such fascinating tools. If I say, "I feel hopeless", is the key concept the hopelessness? Or that I *feel* that sense? (<<gotta bring it back to psychology, right?)
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> Again, thank you. Reading your compliment really will provide some psychological sustanance for me, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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