Comments on: Where and Whence http://www.dailywritingtips.com/where-and-whence/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: July 2007 « M. J. Maddox http://www.dailywritingtips.com/where-and-whence/comment-page-1/#comment-38032 July 2007 « M. J. Maddox Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:06:14 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/where-and-whence/#comment-38032 [...] the Lockjam and Buttoning Down the Hatches * 16: Less/Fewer; Number/Amount: Still Salvageable * 14: Where and Whence * 12: Dealing with “he said” and “she said” * 11: Five Frequently Misused Verbs: Go, Come, [...] [...] the Lockjam and Buttoning Down the Hatches * 16: Less/Fewer; Number/Amount: Still Salvageable * 14: Where and Whence * 12: Dealing with “he said” and “she said” * 11: Five Frequently Misused Verbs: Go, Come, [...]

]]> By: susanne kimball http://www.dailywritingtips.com/where-and-whence/comment-page-1/#comment-3048 susanne kimball Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:05:53 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/where-and-whence/#comment-3048 Roshawn writes: " Like Shankar said..." It should be "As Shankar said..." "Like" is a preposition, "as" is a conjunction to be used in phrases containing a verb. Roshawn writes: ” Like Shankar said…” It should be “As Shankar said…” “Like” is a preposition, “as” is a conjunction to be used in phrases containing a verb.

]]> By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/where-and-whence/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Maeve Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:40:40 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/where-and-whence/#comment-484 Laura - Oh dear! And he used "sprung" as a simple past! But then he needed the "from" for the syllable and the "sprung" for the rhyme. Just goes to show that writers have the latitude to make creative choices based on their purpose. (Just as painters have the liberty to paint melting clocks even when they know how to paint regular ones.) Thanks for the comment. Laura -
Oh dear! And he used “sprung” as a simple past!
But then he needed the “from” for the syllable and the “sprung” for the rhyme.

Just goes to show that writers have the latitude to make creative choices based on their purpose.
(Just as painters have the liberty to paint melting clocks even when they know how to paint regular ones.)

Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Laura Bergells http://www.dailywritingtips.com/where-and-whence/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Laura Bergells Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:49:05 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/where-and-whence/#comment-483 I use "from whence" -- just because Sir Walter Scott did in the last lines of his poem "Native Land" (which I had to memorize in 5th grade!) Thirty some years later, and the line using "from whence" is still burned in my memory -- "...And, doubly dying, shall go down - To the vile dust from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonored, and unsung." Perhaps the fame of this poem is why people like me persist in using "from whence" instead of "whence". After all, we learned it in school -- from a literary giant! Great blog, love reading it (I'm a subscriber!) I use “from whence” — just because Sir Walter Scott did in the last lines of his poem “Native Land” (which I had to memorize in 5th grade!)

Thirty some years later, and the line using “from whence” is still burned in my memory –

“…And, doubly dying, shall go down -
To the vile dust from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.”

Perhaps the fame of this poem is why people like me persist in using “from whence” instead of “whence”. After all, we learned it in school — from a literary giant!

Great blog, love reading it (I’m a subscriber!)

]]> By: Roshawn Dawson http://www.dailywritingtips.com/where-and-whence/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Roshawn Dawson Sun, 15 Jul 2007 23:35:20 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/where-and-whence/#comment-475 This is nice to know, although I rarely hear people using "whence." Like Shankar said, Daily Writing Tips is a great resource for experienced and newbie writers. As long as you keep posting the good stuff, writers will keep reading. :-) This is nice to know, although I rarely hear people using “whence.”

Like Shankar said, Daily Writing Tips is a great resource for experienced and newbie writers. As long as you keep posting the good stuff, writers will keep reading. :-)

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