tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2436874300274226089..comments2024-03-28T10:16:38.716-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Next to Last StepLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65096305707961878322022-01-18T09:25:10.667-05:002022-01-18T09:25:10.667-05:00Leigh, have you ever read letters written by Civil...Leigh, have you ever read letters written by Civil War soldiers? The erudition and rhetoric are staggaring by today's standards. Not as many people went to school, but they knew a lot more in depth. I've seen Regents exams from New York of a century ago that I couldn't possibly pass. <br />Steve Liskowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107703903536520140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34321257320059369192022-01-17T21:22:51.651-05:002022-01-17T21:22:51.651-05:00Steve, I'd almost forgotten about that feature...Steve, I'd almost forgotten about that feature. (And some web sites offer on-line analysis too.)<br /><br />I recall reading grade school primers from the 1800s and how much more of a challenge they were. I've since read that modern students have a vocabulary 25-30% less than students of 150 years ago. It's a different world.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-59133217317659322182022-01-17T17:37:20.487-05:002022-01-17T17:37:20.487-05:00Love this! Can't wait to try it out.
JeanneLove this! Can't wait to try it out. <br /><br />JeanneJeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537401376228018016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60790478829399780202022-01-17T17:18:40.935-05:002022-01-17T17:18:40.935-05:00Thanks for this, Steve! I’ll have to check some of...Thanks for this, Steve! I’ll have to check some of my stories and see how I’m doing on Passivity. As for reading one’s writing aloud, I find I still miss the occasional error, my brain filling in something correct where the error is. To avoid this, I’ve been using the software TextAloud, which also helps me better understand how something will sound.C. Dan Castrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705124533997711789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-89079019819440352052022-01-17T14:39:22.654-05:002022-01-17T14:39:22.654-05:00Interesting computer program. I'll check it o...Interesting computer program. I'll check it out. Meanwhile, I always read my stuff aloud, and more than once. If I stumble reading it, I know I have to fix it - unless I wrote it that way on purpose (such as the occasional pompous ass character). Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76128065839683220782022-01-17T10:58:54.893-05:002022-01-17T10:58:54.893-05:00Steve, great advice. I never have used the techniq...Steve, great advice. I never have used the techniques other than spell check...so it's going to be a nice addition to my editing process. Thanks...<br />Reading aloud...yes...but.... I try constantly and my 'voice' gets into my head instead of the character. I need more practice. Or maybe just go with using a large, large font for the last two or so readings. Seems to work for me ..so far that is. Ann E Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568330260032418707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-71984381704718097872022-01-17T07:15:26.978-05:002022-01-17T07:15:26.978-05:00I agree 100% on the utility of reading one's w...I agree 100% on the utility of reading one's work aloud but found novel writing trashed my voice. The solution was Apple's voice synthesizer. For years high quality Bruce read my work for me. He had a vaguely Swedish sound until the system was upgraded. I still rather miss him!Janice Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406971307368250281noreply@blogger.com