darkmaas
Literotica Guru
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Winston Churchill said:
Many of my dear friends here at Lit. (you know who you are) are wont to use a long word when a short would do. They no doubt feel that it shows style and a grasp of prose. God knows that I too am apt to sin this way. But who needs a word made up of bits and more bits whose root is, as oft as not, a word from French? Who wants that? Bush has said the French, who would not join him in the war, are soft and vile. He, for one, will not sound like he ate frog’s legs for lunch each time he tries to speak?
The Economist wrote:
This thread, then, is for poems (or prose and quips) of short and old words.
Two syll… oops that was close… two “bits” are far too much. Just play with words of one bit or less! The one time that one ought to break the rule is if you use a name (such as Churchill or darkmaas). It is, of course, quite rude to chop up good folk’s names.
Those of you who turn flesh to prose will soon find out that the damned trio “fuck:cunt:cock” are still all right. Your prose need not change to fit this thread. Some may be mad when they try to use the “P” word (the one that means small cat) and find it far too long. I for one, will not miss it.
I will not bore you any more with lists of good words or bad. I’m sure you all can count to one.
(Note to the Fool – beer, ale, wine (red or white, sweet or dry), scotch, rye, gin, rum and port all make the cut and I’m sure that it IS your round. I’ll have two shots please; no ice.)
A POEM
It’s hard for men
brought up to think
that long is best
it must not shrink
and girls may fear
the sag of breasts
as time creeps on
young may seem best
Best lose that thought
words are not skin
they won’t grow hard
will not push in
or will not grope
or sweat at all
no, word are words
best old and small
So grab your quill
your pen, your ink
it’s not as hard
as you may think
to use short words
in place of long
write odes to love
for lust, a song
(thanks to last week’s Economist for the seed for this thread)
Many of my dear friends here at Lit. (you know who you are) are wont to use a long word when a short would do. They no doubt feel that it shows style and a grasp of prose. God knows that I too am apt to sin this way. But who needs a word made up of bits and more bits whose root is, as oft as not, a word from French? Who wants that? Bush has said the French, who would not join him in the war, are soft and vile. He, for one, will not sound like he ate frog’s legs for lunch each time he tries to speak?
The Economist wrote:
This thread, then, is for poems (or prose and quips) of short and old words.
Two syll… oops that was close… two “bits” are far too much. Just play with words of one bit or less! The one time that one ought to break the rule is if you use a name (such as Churchill or darkmaas). It is, of course, quite rude to chop up good folk’s names.
Those of you who turn flesh to prose will soon find out that the damned trio “fuck:cunt:cock” are still all right. Your prose need not change to fit this thread. Some may be mad when they try to use the “P” word (the one that means small cat) and find it far too long. I for one, will not miss it.
I will not bore you any more with lists of good words or bad. I’m sure you all can count to one.
(Note to the Fool – beer, ale, wine (red or white, sweet or dry), scotch, rye, gin, rum and port all make the cut and I’m sure that it IS your round. I’ll have two shots please; no ice.)
A POEM
It’s hard for men
brought up to think
that long is best
it must not shrink
and girls may fear
the sag of breasts
as time creeps on
young may seem best
Best lose that thought
words are not skin
they won’t grow hard
will not push in
or will not grope
or sweat at all
no, word are words
best old and small
So grab your quill
your pen, your ink
it’s not as hard
as you may think
to use short words
in place of long
write odes to love
for lust, a song
(thanks to last week’s Economist for the seed for this thread)
