tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post6272222750962314739..comments2024-03-27T05:22:27.604-05:00Comments on Eddie Campbell: Eddie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-52155806035366220052008-05-24T23:04:00.000-05:002008-05-24T23:04:00.000-05:00me speak english goodme speak english goodMatthew Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954050440829792514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-31387155364152973382008-05-24T16:39:00.000-05:002008-05-24T16:39:00.000-05:00I think I would put a colon, right after "that is"...I think I would put a colon, right after "that is". But that's me, and I don't even speak english..mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920271631042290977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-85898670771816257322008-05-24T09:12:00.000-05:002008-05-24T09:12:00.000-05:00Gertrude was a stream of consciousness fan. It's p...Gertrude was a stream of consciousness fan. It's probably accurate since she often avoided punctuation to derive extra effect from the way words run together.<BR/><BR/>"When I said.<BR/>A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.<BR/>And then later made that into a ring I made poetry and what did I do I caressed completely caressed and addressed a noun."<BR/><BR/>But I got that quote from the internet so don't take my word for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-55182971756361462532008-05-24T01:41:00.000-05:002008-05-24T01:41:00.000-05:00Hm. It seems a bit of a reach, but maybe."The myst...Hm. It seems a bit of a reach, but maybe.<BR/><BR/>"The mystery of its syntax is haunting me" is, I think, a keeper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-18463264800809796462008-05-24T01:11:00.000-05:002008-05-24T01:11:00.000-05:00the two things Eddie Campbell is good at is being ...the two things Eddie Campbell is good at is being drunk, and finding his way home.Eddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-44582717004862455482008-05-24T01:10:00.000-05:002008-05-24T01:10:00.000-05:00unless she's implying that the two things are the ...unless she's implying that the two things are the same thing.Eddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-32840270222467490882008-05-24T00:31:00.000-05:002008-05-24T00:31:00.000-05:00Ohh, I see what you mean. But if it's "the two thi...Ohh, I see what you mean. But if it's "the two things most men are proudest of is [1,] the thing any man can do and [2, the thing every man] does in the same way..." it should STILL be "are" and not "is" ("proudest of are"). She's still making a list of two, even if the thing any man can do (being drunk) and the thing every man does in the same way (being a father) are separated like that.<BR/><BR/>That is to say, it should always be "the two things... are" and never "the two things... is."<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, I like that old verse's way with language much more than the (faux?) Stein-way. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-15194882574393044612008-05-24T00:12:00.000-05:002008-05-24T00:12:00.000-05:00I only posted it because it's facing me on my desk...I only posted it because it's facing me on my desk calendar and the mystery of its syntax is haunting me.Eddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-70233928014343331882008-05-23T23:58:00.000-05:002008-05-23T23:58:00.000-05:00I was thinking is the thing any man can do (that i...I was thinking <BR/>is the thing any man can do (that is being drunk)<BR/>(comma)<BR/>and (read: the other thing) being the father...<BR/><BR/>I originally started tampering with it and then thought, hold up, for all I know it could be a clever piece of wordplay,<BR/><BR/>like the old verse<BR/>"In all the world i do think <BR/>there are five reasons why we drink..."<BR/>and then enumerates four...<BR/><BR/>The first online version i can find gives it like this <BR/><BR/>"In all this world, why I do think<BR/>There are five reasons why we drink:<BR/>Good friends,<BR/>good wine,<BR/>lest we be dry<BR/>and any other reason why."<BR/><BR/>but you can se ethe pointEddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-43778533099732581872008-05-23T22:57:00.000-05:002008-05-23T22:57:00.000-05:00Is it possible it's from an interview, rather than...Is it possible it's from an interview, rather than something she herself wrote? That could account for the problematic punctuation.<BR/>Although, aside from that, "is the thing" should be "are the things." Not the type of mistake I'd expect her to make, even in speech...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com