tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post4223837763948801400..comments2024-03-29T10:24:43.685-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: I Couldn't Help OverhearingLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-16963671888556225152016-05-18T23:45:16.893-04:002016-05-18T23:45:16.893-04:00Elizabeth, no I didn't know about the noir con...Elizabeth, no I didn't know about the noir contest. I think of Americana as being broader than country. I am used to it meaning essentially anything but classical/jazz and rock. In other words: country, folk, bluegrass, blues...<br /> Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-11812312524971547342016-05-18T21:37:55.060-04:002016-05-18T21:37:55.060-04:00Elizabeth, that's a great song and I'll be...Elizabeth, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1RaLL_g4g0" rel="nofollow">that's a great song</a> and I'll bet your story's terrific too.<br /><br />I was surprised when working in Europe how popular country music is. It translates surprisingly well. Now, you can hear European country music with USA chords and French or Czech lyrics.<br /><br />Kevin, you're oh, so right.<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-55185894253758165432016-05-18T21:25:38.343-04:002016-05-18T21:25:38.343-04:00Dang! I’ve got to check out Elizabeth’s song.Unlik...Dang! I’ve got to check out Elizabeth’s song.<br><br>Unlike a lot of guys, I like listening to women talk. I especially like hearing and watching black women talk, often a whole body experience. It's the sounds, the movements, it's never dull.<br><br>A few days ago, I read a blog that talked about modern speech patterns and vocabulary, and that young women and girls are the trend-setters in speech. The article talked about Gen-X and younger girls speaking in questions. At the time, I couldn’t imagine what they were talking about, but a computer colleague sent me an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dkeD3OZ218&feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow">example embedded in a technical discussion</a>.<br><br>Skip over the first minute-plus, but listen to this girl’s inflection. Her voice rises at the end of declarative phrases, although she usually ends sentences normally. Now I see what the blogger meant.<br><br>The writer blamed men for this (sigh), so women will have to tell us if she’s right or not. Her argument was that in a male-dominated world, women have to ask permission to speak, so this ‘questioning’ speech pattern is part and parcel of a patriarchal society. (She doesn't know the women I know!) In the same article, she says the reason young women and not men establish speech and language is that men communicate a lot less than women do.<br>'Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-75496620216181619862016-05-18T20:15:13.204-04:002016-05-18T20:15:13.204-04:00I have ducked out to my delivery truck and written...I have ducked out to my delivery truck and written down things my customers have said! Oh, and we just watched the "Mike and Molly" where aspiring writer Molly goes on a police ride-along with her recorder!Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-58527489158399408392016-05-18T12:53:18.315-04:002016-05-18T12:53:18.315-04:00Did you participate in the C&W noir challenge ...Did you participate in the C&W noir challenge at Flashing in the Gutters a few years back? My entry was inspired by "The Corvette Song," written by Gary Gentry & sung by George Jones. The song is about an overheard comment which was misinterpreted in an amusing way - nobody got their feelings hurt or anything.<br /><br />I love country music, which some are beginning to call Americana music to avoid the stigma attached to "country & western".Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239163766419735693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33704522462385007502016-05-18T12:14:57.619-04:002016-05-18T12:14:57.619-04:00Very easy these days when so many folks talk loudl...Very easy these days when so many folks talk loudly on their cellphone regardless of the setting.Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-24974811297161174522016-05-18T10:03:21.129-04:002016-05-18T10:03:21.129-04:00Heard a mother outside yell to a boy, "I'...Heard a mother outside yell to a boy, "I'll kill you if-" And that became an assignment for my creative writing students! Finish the sentence and keep going.<br /><br />What, me eavesdrop? grin. I'm a writer. Anything is game.<br />Fun post. <br />Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-9359870405365326132016-05-18T08:03:33.368-04:002016-05-18T08:03:33.368-04:00A column beginning ( and not so beginning, too) wr...A column beginning ( and not so beginning, too) writers would do well to read!<br />I used to assign my students to collect dialogue and sometimes that did indeed inspire them.janice lawnoreply@blogger.com