Comments on: Let’s Not Eviscerate “Eviscerate” http://www.dailywritingtips.com/lets-not-eviscerate-eviscerate/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:06:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tom Paine http://www.dailywritingtips.com/lets-not-eviscerate-eviscerate/comment-page-1/#comment-17473 Tom Paine Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:45:16 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=421#comment-17473 Have just started a blog and I'm looking around for writing guidance. Love to write. And I've seen infamous missused in a sense similar to Melissa's observance regarding notorious. This is a great site and I'll be revisiting. Just what I've been looking for. I'm responding here because I recently used gutted. I have time on my hands and should be golfing but I thought I'd share the following. No, eviscerate wouldn't quite work. Hillary might eviscerate in CA or NY but not PA. One guts in PA. Thanks for a good resource. BLOODED AND READY TO TAKE CHARGE God what a wonderful feeling shooting a sweet free bird from a blue sky. She grabbed another still bird from the dog and quickly broke its neck and gutted it throwing warm slop into brackish water. Love the kick of the gun, love the blood and guts. God it's good! After, some whiskey with the rest of the locals from the local DOR (Daughters of Rest), that wonderful group of registered retired older women who too challenged the status quo and realized killing sweet free birds some of whom might be mothers too wasn't a wanton act-it was a meaningful empowering one. So they killed sweet free birds, drank whiskey, and celebrated knowing that one of them might some day be the big gun in a big city. The next morning she went to KFC and ate chicken meat with her hands and wiped her mouth on her shoulder and didn't care if the dopey bird might have been undercooked. Bosnia, the ducks; yes she was tested and ready. "Bring it on." ("Bring it on" copyright DUBYA, INC.) Have just started a blog and I’m looking around for writing guidance. Love to write.
And I’ve seen infamous missused in a sense similar to Melissa’s observance regarding notorious. This is a great site and I’ll be revisiting. Just what I’ve been looking for.
I’m responding here because I recently used gutted.
I have time on my hands and should be golfing but I thought I’d share the following. No, eviscerate wouldn’t quite work. Hillary might eviscerate in CA or NY but not PA. One guts in PA. Thanks for a good resource.

BLOODED AND READY TO TAKE CHARGE
God what a wonderful feeling shooting a sweet free bird from a blue sky. She grabbed another still bird from the dog and quickly broke its neck and gutted it throwing warm slop into brackish water. Love the kick of the gun, love the blood and guts. God it’s good!

After, some whiskey with the rest of the locals from the local DOR (Daughters of Rest), that wonderful group of registered retired older women who too challenged the status quo and realized killing sweet free birds some of whom might be mothers too wasn’t a wanton act-it was a meaningful empowering one. So they killed sweet free birds, drank whiskey, and celebrated knowing that one of them might some day be the big gun in a big city.

The next morning she went to KFC and ate chicken meat with her hands and wiped her mouth on her shoulder and didn’t care if the dopey bird might have been undercooked.

Bosnia, the ducks; yes she was tested and ready. “Bring it on.”

(“Bring it on” copyright DUBYA, INC.)

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.dailywritingtips.com/lets-not-eviscerate-eviscerate/comment-page-1/#comment-17139 Melissa Donovan Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:57:32 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=421#comment-17139 I first heard of the word "eviscerate" while listening to an R.E.M. song called "You Are the Everything." The line was: "Sometimes I feel like I can't even sing. I'm very scared for this world. I'm very scared for me. Eviscerate your memory." It's a beautiful song. Another word frequently misused on the web is "notorious." Apparently people don't realize the negative connotations it implies. I first heard of the word “eviscerate” while listening to an R.E.M. song called “You Are the Everything.” The line was:

“Sometimes I feel like I can’t even sing. I’m very scared for this world. I’m very scared for me. Eviscerate your memory.”

It’s a beautiful song.

Another word frequently misused on the web is “notorious.” Apparently people don’t realize the negative connotations it implies.

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