“Have you ever been watching a movie and thought, “They could have made that same point without using all that bad language!†Have you ever thought that the overuse of bad language is a sign of weak, lousy dialogue? Is it possible that the overuse of ANY words, including good words, might be a sign of the same? Maybe WE, too, settle for ‘default’ language instead of being specific and meaningful.” - Chris Rice: Deep Enough to Blog
Weak, lousy dialogue
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We often use many words to say nothing. The phrase the only way he could have said less was to talk longer comes to mind.
Comment by conda — December 1, 2005 @ 9:24 am
I had no idea Chris Rice had a blog! I feel so deprived. Thank you for sharing.
Comment by Debbie — December 1, 2005 @ 11:10 am
When I first read this post I thought to myself “Hey! She just copied my post” Then I looked back and realized mine was saved as a draft instead of being published. Hmm thats what I get for pushing the wrong button. Oh well great minds think alike.
Comment by Jami — December 1, 2005 @ 2:55 pm