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Comment on Things I Learned In the Hospital by Charlotte McClain

Charlotte McClain — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:51:53 +0000

Oh, I understood. When there’s three or four people doing their routines, the timing isn’t going to work out perfectly. I figured you (general you, not you in particular) couldn’t hear it in the hall. It took me a few minutes to figure out that the beeping was in my room. It was just an interesting “when in Rome” exercise for me.

Comment on Things I Learned In the Hospital by Lia Morgan

Lia Morgan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:23:27 +0000

We really don’t want to wake people up that often, but those are the orders. And the beeping, we really don’t mean to ignore it, but that noise no longer enters a nurse’s brain. There is a point sometime in the first few years of nursing where our brains simply stop registering those things as sound. I do promise that if there is a critical sound, heart monitor with a dangerous rhythm or a ventilator, I can hear those sounds.

Glad you are feeling better. And on behalf of the nurse who got puked on, “Thank you for being sorry. Don’t worry about it, it happens a lot.”

Comment on Dedications by Charlotte McClain

Charlotte McClain — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:57:39 +0000

It’s always interesting to see who pops up.

Comment on Dedications by Charlotte McClain

Charlotte McClain — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:56:09 +0000

That’s the other problem with dedications. On my first I was afraid my dedications would be longer than the book.

Comment on Dedications by Nadia Lee

Nadia Lee — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:46:08 +0000

Even before I started writing, I read dedications and/or acknowledgments because they said so much about the creators’ process and support network. I’m glad your hubby & bro are supportive of your creative endeavors. It’s hard to do it alone.

Comment on Dedications by Hailey Edwards

Hailey Edwards — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:06:45 +0000

I love to read dedications. You’re right, it really does let you have a glimpse into who the author really is.

I’ve been kicking around the phrasing for my next one. I have to thank my dad for inventing sections of a working demonish language for me. My CP, friends who keep me sane and support me. I could go on forever (which is why it’s still unwritten) lol

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Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:58:43 +0000

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Comment on The magic of language by Nadia Lee

Nadia Lee — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:29:08 +0000

Although it was technically invented in the 14th century by Sejong the Great, it was very slow to be adopted because many aristocrats resisted the movement to change the writing system. Many elites thought writing is something that only the most well-educated should be able to do. (Crazy I know)

IIRC women were much more open to the new writing system because in many cases they weren’t taught Chinese characters. So han-gul became something that women and lower class people used.

Now everyone uses it.

Yes, the writing system is very logical, but the government always changes the spelling rules, which drive me crazy. The rules I studied over ten years ago no longer apply. (sigh)

Comment on The magic of language by Charlotte McClain

Charlotte McClain — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:19:03 +0000

Re: Korean using Chinese until recently.

That would be the 14th century. The linguistics of Korean are pretty amazing. I stumbled across a site devoted to it and my jaw dropped. It is so logical.