tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post3463788592897580915..comments2023-10-30T14:18:15.354+00:00Comments on Fan My Flame: Talking About WordsGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-28856660550211758992018-10-07T14:51:54.080+01:002018-10-07T14:51:54.080+01:00It's funny how these things stick in families ...It's funny how these things stick in families isn't it. I'm enjoying reading about everyone else's little sayings.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-84622454160191235992018-10-06T12:55:55.466+01:002018-10-06T12:55:55.466+01:00I love family words and phrases which become part ...I love family words and phrases which become part of the vocabulary. We still say "it's laning" (it's raining) which was what one of our daughters used to say before she mastered the r sound. Or 'saisons' instead of raisins!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414143391795492586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-28609916159169804942018-10-06T08:37:51.656+01:002018-10-06T08:37:51.656+01:00I always think at least I can forget about the tim...I always think at least I can forget about the times I forget things! šGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-43588082048632811842018-10-06T08:37:00.927+01:002018-10-06T08:37:00.927+01:00I'm so glad no one left mid presentation... th...I'm so glad no one left mid presentation... that really would have been awful! I can cope with old ladies dozing off!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-28986325410716633132018-10-06T07:53:41.745+01:002018-10-06T07:53:41.745+01:00Oh yes, been there many times. I used to do presen...Oh yes, been there many times. I used to do presentations at work fairly often, usually to grumpy, time-starved consultant surgeons, who would then grill me afterwards. Never mind falling asleep, they would just get up and walk away if they didnāt rate what was being presented. Most of my nursing collegues hated that part of the job, whereas I actually enjoyed it. (For the record, none of the, ever left mid-presentation!) xPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174324346613155013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-20961664640569057632018-10-05T19:32:05.548+01:002018-10-05T19:32:05.548+01:00I hesitate to mention the times I forget words and...I hesitate to mention the times I forget words and have to leave off the conversation whilst I struggle! Well, I am old now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-88426740794850508762018-10-04T19:20:15.944+01:002018-10-04T19:20:15.944+01:00Indeed :)Indeed :)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013060781688432165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-60605239928522319752018-10-04T11:30:03.767+01:002018-10-04T11:30:03.767+01:00I think you have hit the nail on the head with you...I think you have hit the nail on the head with your experience with children's texts. Personally I find simple writing with shorter sentences so much more entertaining and accessible even if the subject matter is complex and weighty.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-30984275388374613412018-10-04T11:28:07.538+01:002018-10-04T11:28:07.538+01:00I love that from your dad... it's the sort of ...I love that from your dad... it's the sort of thing my dad would have said!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-76149256849534224272018-10-03T21:12:05.247+01:002018-10-03T21:12:05.247+01:00I don't know about you but my vocabulary seems...I don't know about you but my vocabulary seems to be shrinking by the day. My dad used to come up with some corker phrases (he was quite the comedian). At this time of year, when the nights draw in, he'd say, 'It's getting late early.'love those cupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251676130165434278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-14863465199023631692018-10-03T19:06:45.273+01:002018-10-03T19:06:45.273+01:00And you say I'm busy! :D I come and go with wr...And you say I'm busy! :D I come and go with writing, sometimes I love it and sometimes I get so bored of re-crafting a piece that I just want to throw it out of the window. Currently I'm in the throes of writing my thesis but I had a little time to write an abstract for a conference - this basically means a succinct summary of what you want to talk about to an academic audience. The first time I had to do that I was terrified, until I realised that my years of doing children's work had stood me in good stead and my presentations were more colourful and interesting than most. I often have comments from people about my writing and how it is easier to read than most academic stuff - again something to do with having done children's work and not steeped in academia from the start. I'm so pleased that I took the route I have over the years, it has stood me in good stead indeed. <br /><br />I have to admit though, due to the fact that academic presentations are 15 mins or less and I would wander off topic, I pre-write what I have to say. Again children's work has helped here as I used to read books to children, so I learnt how to read with expression from text. Little do those academics realise why I can stand there and read so well. :D The reality is I'm just reading them a story. Hahaha!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013060781688432165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-85536082502091342042018-10-03T08:19:12.782+01:002018-10-03T08:19:12.782+01:00I love that one Liz... made me laugh over my break...I love that one Liz... made me laugh over my breakfast! I hate to admit it but I really am starting to tire over the bake off. I haven't watched last night's episode yet so possibly this week?Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-80850571427998104892018-10-02T22:57:31.827+01:002018-10-02T22:57:31.827+01:00Lovely wordsmithy post Gina. Following on from Hea...Lovely wordsmithy post Gina. Following on from Heathers fox paw a well heeled Scottish aunt was visiting my fairly newly married mum and asked what paint my mum was using to which my mum said "Durex"! I think that was the same lunch that she served up roast chicken with the giblets in a plastic bag still in the cavity! Ooops! Bless her. Keep on going Gina with the blogs- some of you need to! Much love and can we expect a technical or signature bake any time soon?!! xRocking Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519608939085426890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-2233994440956165422018-10-02T19:03:43.893+01:002018-10-02T19:03:43.893+01:00I'm so pleased it is not only me... I feel so ...I'm so pleased it is not only me... I feel so inarticulate at times, but I don't think it would stop me teaching or giving talks. I imagine that translating from one language to another must really confuse things.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-35778871910882640982018-10-02T19:01:33.648+01:002018-10-02T19:01:33.648+01:00I'm loving all these little wrong words from e...I'm loving all these little wrong words from everyone else. Looking forward to when our grandson says more. His vocabulary at the moment mostly consists of "Oh dear!"Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-36863808599395085102018-10-02T19:00:04.389+01:002018-10-02T19:00:04.389+01:00Ha! Love "fox paw"... I will make point ...Ha! Love "fox paw"... I will make point of using that one! Isn't it a shame we can't remember all those little phrases from our children.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-90610494152038846302018-10-02T12:34:03.771+01:002018-10-02T12:34:03.771+01:00As I get older the right word often evades me. I t...As I get older the right word often evades me. I too, thought I would remember all those amusing little mistakes my young children made with their words. I have to write everything down now! <br />One of my aunts would always use 'fox paw' instead of faux pas. She knew the right phrase but it became a family habit, and I'm sure it slipped out sometimes and people thought how ignorant we were.<br />Lovely post, as usual, and I can't imagine anyone being bored by one of your talks.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-3090855994134530932018-10-02T12:22:46.710+01:002018-10-02T12:22:46.710+01:00I rather like "the world's your lobster&q...I rather like "the world's your lobster". One of ours is "a fig tree of you imagination ". Goodness knows where that came from! Your little book is fabulous!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-9153859140908631122018-10-02T12:19:35.403+01:002018-10-02T12:19:35.403+01:00I often wonder what the response would be if I was...I often wonder what the response would be if I was stopped whilst out driving with three of the bodices strapped into the back seat!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-24912831088248939022018-10-02T09:46:03.755+01:002018-10-02T09:46:03.755+01:00Better on paper than in public I fear. I hate it w...Better on paper than in public I fear. I hate it when the word I was about to say suddenly disappears too. We alsi have a lovely store of mispronounced words which have been added to family vocabulary over the years - currently we're relishing beout (without) and beprise (surprise) from granddaughter.Jeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553005051612551946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-15835274374094968972018-10-02T08:32:37.014+01:002018-10-02T08:32:37.014+01:00Ah yes, words. I am often searching for the right ...Ah yes, words. I am often searching for the right one and find that I cannot say it even though it is somewhere between brain and tongue. Quite disconcerting really. I am glad you are enjoying your presentations - despite the odd listener nodding off. It is sometimes really hard to stay awake when it is dark and when all there is to do is listen and enjoy :-) particularly when life otherwise feels like a race. I do a lot of "teaching" but is all asynchronous and prerecorded and this feels a bit lonely. Far more fun to talk to real people in a real venue. <br /><br />Idioms are very tricky for me, I get one or the other wrong all the time, or sometimes, I translate one directly from German, which rarely works.... Have a lovely week. xxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-77506650175491072922018-10-01T22:43:49.942+01:002018-10-01T22:43:49.942+01:00I'd find it quite disconcerting to see 'Ma...I'd find it quite disconcerting to see 'Marie Antoinette' sitting in the back seat ;~)<br /><br />Your thank you cards are delightful.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-43013782440462064732018-10-01T22:19:44.952+01:002018-10-01T22:19:44.952+01:00I love language and am intrigued by language in it...I love language and am intrigued by language in its oral, written and expressive formats. I would love to hear one of your talks. My late mother always used to say āthe world's your lobsterā and eventually it became a family phrase. I have sent you some photos of the wee book with its kettle stitching in place-I hope I have done your pattern justice. Iām dead chuffed-to use a local expression Catrionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285645419229840373noreply@blogger.com