Comments on: Can anyone here speak English? http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/can-anyone-here-speak-english/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:37:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Tom McLean http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/can-anyone-here-speak-english/#comment-480293 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:09:54 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/can-anyone-here-speak-english/#comment-480293 A little slanguage goes a long way. Mostly, it's useful when you're writing about the same stuff over and over to have another term to describe something. (I personally used "skein" a lot when writing about TV). It is strangely tempting when writing for Variety to go overboard on this style, but the example the critic provides is a good example of why moderation is a good idea. A little slanguage goes a long way. Mostly, it’s useful when you’re writing about the same stuff over and over to have another term to describe something. (I personally used “skein” a lot when writing about TV). It is strangely tempting when writing for Variety to go overboard on this style, but the example the critic provides is a good example of why moderation is a good idea.

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/can-anyone-here-speak-english/#comment-480004 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:37:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/10/25/can-anyone-here-speak-english/#comment-480004 Boffo post! sure to click from Gotham to the Coast! "Horse Whisperer Has Strong B.O." ...? Boffo post! sure to click from Gotham to the Coast!

“Horse Whisperer Has Strong B.O.” …?

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