Comments on: Not-so-dirty word spellings http://www.pubandbedamned.com/general/not-so-dirty-word-spellings/ Erotica Writers on Writing Erotica Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:17:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Laurel Caine http://www.pubandbedamned.com/general/not-so-dirty-word-spellings/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Laurel Caine Mon, 10 May 2010 02:45:10 +0000 http://www.pubandbedamned.com/?p=383#comment-293 I agree. "Half-sister" makes more sense to me than "half sister" - which does look like half of a sister. But I think the correct version is what Emma has on the list. I agree. “Half-sister” makes more sense to me than “half sister” – which does look like half of a sister. But I think the correct version is what Emma has on the list.

]]> By: Eve http://www.pubandbedamned.com/general/not-so-dirty-word-spellings/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Eve Sun, 09 May 2010 16:57:47 +0000 http://www.pubandbedamned.com/?p=383#comment-290 I would think anything like "high-heeled shoes" would be hyphenated as it's two words together describing something; a compound adjective, I guess. For things like "half sister," it's looks more correct to me as "half-sister." I think to me "half sister" looks like it means half of a person, were the hyphenated version indicates the person and their relationship better. Of course, how it look isn't necessarily how it should be. I would think anything like “high-heeled shoes” would be hyphenated as it’s two words together describing something; a compound adjective, I guess. For things like “half sister,” it’s looks more correct to me as “half-sister.” I think to me “half sister” looks like it means half of a person, were the hyphenated version indicates the person and their relationship better. Of course, how it look isn’t necessarily how it should be.

]]> By: Emma http://www.pubandbedamned.com/general/not-so-dirty-word-spellings/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Emma Sat, 08 May 2010 20:18:47 +0000 http://www.pubandbedamned.com/?p=383#comment-287 Yep, you're right I just checked my Oxford Dictionary and it says the noun is "high heels" and the adjective is "high-heeled shoes." However, a quick Google search lists both "high heel shoes" and "high heeled shoes." Thanks to you, VR, and your stilettos (or is it stilettoes?) I will be sticking with the spelling of "high-heeled shoes" from now on. Thanks! Yep, you’re right I just checked my Oxford Dictionary and it says the noun is “high heels” and the adjective is “high-heeled shoes.” However, a quick Google search lists both “high heel shoes” and “high heeled shoes.” Thanks to you, VR, and your stilettos (or is it stilettoes?) I will be sticking with the spelling of “high-heeled shoes” from now on. Thanks!

]]> By: Emma http://www.pubandbedamned.com/general/not-so-dirty-word-spellings/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Emma Sat, 08 May 2010 19:16:01 +0000 http://www.pubandbedamned.com/?p=383#comment-286 That's my thought exactly, CD! You wouldn't believe how many authors have been surprised by the amount of work I have put into editing their erotic stories. They always say something along the lines of "I didn't know you would take it so seriously." I go over every manuscript with a fine-tooth comb because I respect the genre and I respect the readers. I want to live in a world where sex stories are well-crafted and free of spelling and punctuation errors. Is that really so much to ask? I don't think it is. That’s my thought exactly, CD!

You wouldn’t believe how many authors have been surprised by the amount of work I have put into editing their erotic stories. They always say something along the lines of “I didn’t know you would take it so seriously.” I go over every manuscript with a fine-tooth comb because I respect the genre and I respect the readers. I want to live in a world where sex stories are well-crafted and free of spelling and punctuation errors. Is that really so much to ask? I don’t think it is.

]]> By: Emma http://www.pubandbedamned.com/general/not-so-dirty-word-spellings/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Emma Sat, 08 May 2010 19:04:35 +0000 http://www.pubandbedamned.com/?p=383#comment-285 Either spelling works. I don't like the way the hyphen looks with the apostrophe 's' so I prefer to use the former. Either spelling works. I don’t like the way the hyphen looks with the apostrophe ‘s’ so I prefer to use the former.

]]> By: City Different http://www.pubandbedamned.com/general/not-so-dirty-word-spellings/comment-page-1/#comment-284 City Different Sat, 08 May 2010 16:37:47 +0000 http://www.pubandbedamned.com/?p=383#comment-284 Your posts make me realize that I generally *don't* turn to the dictionary when I'm writing erotic stuff--though of course I should take the same care now that I once took as a "publishing professional." Once upon a time I so lived by Webster's Ninth that I flat wore the poor thing out: http://twitpic.com/1m471r That's one aspect of the care we owe the genre to keep it from being marginalized among other literature. Your posts make me realize that I generally *don’t* turn to the dictionary when I’m writing erotic stuff–though of course I should take the same care now that I once took as a “publishing professional.” Once upon a time I so lived by Webster’s Ninth that I flat wore the poor thing out: http://twitpic.com/1m471r That’s one aspect of the care we owe the genre to keep it from being marginalized among other literature.

]]> By: VineyardRoad http://www.pubandbedamned.com/general/not-so-dirty-word-spellings/comment-page-1/#comment-283 VineyardRoad Sat, 08 May 2010 13:10:22 +0000 http://www.pubandbedamned.com/?p=383#comment-283 It's high-heeled shoes. I know.. I wear stilettos all the time! ;-) It’s high-heeled shoes. I know.. I wear stilettos all the time! ;-)

]]> By: Laurel Caine http://www.pubandbedamned.com/general/not-so-dirty-word-spellings/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Laurel Caine Sat, 08 May 2010 03:40:43 +0000 http://www.pubandbedamned.com/?p=383#comment-279 "Bull's eye" or "bull's-eye"? Or does either work? “Bull’s eye” or “bull’s-eye”? Or does either work?

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