Comments on: Brainstorms, Turning to Showers http://www.dailywritingtips.com/brainstorms-turning-to-showers/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:44:19 -0500 hourly 1 By: Andrew Buck http://www.dailywritingtips.com/brainstorms-turning-to-showers/comment-page-1/#comment-184246 Andrew Buck Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:37:54 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2854#comment-184246 I like the word "epiphany", which is fine if you've come close to knowing what Webster's publishes on a routine basis. Unfortunately, for most people I know who've had a brainstorm, it barely turns out to be a light drizzle. I like the word “epiphany”, which is fine if you’ve come close to knowing what Webster’s publishes on a routine basis. Unfortunately, for most people I know who’ve had a brainstorm, it barely turns out to be a light drizzle.

]]> By: Magnus Smith http://www.dailywritingtips.com/brainstorms-turning-to-showers/comment-page-1/#comment-174044 Magnus Smith Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:30:07 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2854#comment-174044 I like the term Mindsmash. I like the term Mindsmash.

]]> By: Stan Zebell http://www.dailywritingtips.com/brainstorms-turning-to-showers/comment-page-1/#comment-170227 Stan Zebell Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:33:11 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2854#comment-170227 It has occurred to me that there is a cottage industry of PC-gnomes whose sole purpose in live is to find offense where none exists. It has occurred to me that there is a cottage industry of PC-gnomes whose sole purpose in live is to find offense where none exists.

]]> By: Charlie http://www.dailywritingtips.com/brainstorms-turning-to-showers/comment-page-1/#comment-170051 Charlie Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:24:40 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2854#comment-170051 Hysterical but not surprising. The PC police do get carried away. I've always thought brainstorming had to do with creativity and coming up with new approaches. Epileptic seizures? Nope. The people I've known, who've had this condition, would agree with Ward and Delany. By the by - is PC for Politically Correct or Pure Crap? I tend to favour the latter. Hysterical but not surprising. The PC police do get carried away.

I’ve always thought brainstorming had to do with creativity and coming up with new approaches. Epileptic seizures? Nope. The people I’ve known, who’ve had this condition, would agree with Ward and Delany.

By the by – is PC for Politically Correct or Pure Crap? I tend to favour the latter.

]]> By: Alan http://www.dailywritingtips.com/brainstorms-turning-to-showers/comment-page-1/#comment-170040 Alan Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:43:09 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2854#comment-170040 You may be interested in the following acticle related to our Councils and their addiction to controlling language use: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7948894.stm You may be interested in the following acticle related to our Councils and their addiction to controlling language use: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7948894.stm

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