write "sherds" if you want to be really litewawy.
- Henry Nerd
At 03:36 PM 10/4/02 +0100, you wrote:
>Aaargh!! Beware of the shards, Mairead.
>
>If you should ever encounter one of that tribe walking down the street
>pretend it is a heavily armed and drunk New York policeman who has just
>split up with his wife of sixteen years. On no accounts approach it!
>
>:)
>
>Best
>
>Dave
>
>
>
>David Bircumshaw
>
>Leicester, England
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mairead Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 2:44 PM
>Subject: Re: Zoe's poem
>
>
>Yeah, and I hate to say it, but I kinda like shards. Could do with a few
>shards myself.
>Mairead
>
>On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Gabriel Gudding wrote:
>
> > Ahh c'mon DAVE!: praise can stand alone w/out the kneejerk response (no
> > offense) toward the "honest"! can't it? -- especially where a 12 year old
> > who's obviously brilliant is involved. If she's figured out how to do THIS
> > by this point, she'll eventually figure out how to not be turgid,
> > right? BRAVA ZOE! :) :) :)
> >
> > ZO-EE!!! ZO-EE!!! ZO-EE!!!!
> >
> > :)
> >
> > emoticonicly yours,
> > gabe
> >
> > At 12:30 PM 10/4/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> > >Naow, Sam, not churlish, but honest. And honesty is a prerequisite of
> > >respect, which is what anyone deserves. Zoe's poem is brilliant for
>someone
> > >of her age, there are things she needs to learn, like not being
> > >over-adjectival, but that's the same process of learning we all have to
>go
> > >through. As I said, the delicacy of ear shown speaks of real promise, I
>do
> > >like the piece, but I'm sure truthful reservations accompanied with
>genuine
> > >praise are better than frothy gurglings.
> > >
> > >Best
> > >
> > >Dave
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >David Bircumshaw
> > >
> > >Leicester, England
> > >
> > >Home Page
> > >
> > >A Chide's Alphabet
> > >
> > >Painting Without Numbers
> > >
> > >http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/index.htm
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Sam Brenton" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 12:00 PM
> > >Subject: Re: Zoe's poem
> > >
> > >
> > > >It would be churlish to take a
> > > >12 year olds piece to task but she does need to know about avoiding
> > >'poetic'
> > > >words (e.g. 'shards' Yeek!)
> > >
> > >Churlish!
> > >
> > >
> > >- Sam ;-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > but I liked the delicacy of the rhyming and the
> > > >last line in particular, an 'ocean hanging off' the 'cheek'.
> > > >
> > > >Nice one Zoe!
> > > >
> > > >Best
> > > >
> > > >Dave
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >David Bircumshaw
> > > >
> > > >Leicester, England
> > > >
> > > >Home Page
> > > >
> > > >A Chide's Alphabet
> > > >
> > > >Painting Without Numbers
> > > >
> > > >http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/index.htm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Sam Brenton, Educational Technologist
> > >Educational and Staff Development
> > >Queen Mary, University of London
> > >Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS
> > >Tel: 020 7882 5309
> > >Fax: 020 7882 3159
> > >http://www.admin.qmul.ac.uk/esd/ltech
> >
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