tomfreeman.bsky.social
Occasional editor and writer. Purveyor of half-baked opinions. Intermittently able to make my nieces laugh. (SnoozeInBrief on Twitter)
My blog on usage, editing and suchlike: https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com
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"The sky above the port was grey."
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"Sick Boy was sweating a lot, probably because of his sickness."
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Some people say that "move fast and break things" is a description of some of the possible side-effects of the innovation process, but I say that moving fast and breaking things is fun
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I'm so sorry, Claire. Thinking of you and your family xxx
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Went on a blind date long ago in a bar that seemed to go well. She invited me back to hers "to watch a DVD or something" and I said yes, feeling pretty confident. We watched Stigmata.
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Thanks! It's one of those expressions I only encounter in writing, so I guessed it was probably A-A-V-E, but I've never been sure.
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(Although obviously it doesn't really sound uplifting, it sounds cringe)
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Increasingly the technique predominates. All the magnificently designed shots and theatrically dry dialogue and witty incongruity - that's great, I enjoy it, but you have to earn that too. If it's not done in service of a story with clear, strong emotion at its core then you're just pirouetting.
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Take the submarine scene in Life Aquatic, with the shark and the Sigur Rós - wonderfully moving. And sure it's Emotional Manipulation 101, but coming at the end of a story that's earned it, with characters you really feel for. Haven't seen anything comparable in a while, though.