No, the "misused simile" thing is just a pet peeve
newyorkersedai Send a noteboard - 24/01/2011 12:47:04 AM
But really, I'm astounded by how bald his writing is. One thing I get annoyed by is when people use "like" instead of "is." "It's like I've been betrayed" is a dumb thing to say if your spouse cheats on you. You've been betrayed. There's no "like" there.
I was speaking about a general pet peeve, though I know I might not have written it clearly. Or connected it to my statement about the book.
Using "like" 100% incorrectly is a pet peeve, but people can and do instinctively use comparisons (metaphor and simile) often...
From BS, I was surprised by how many passages were so direct they seemed taken from a synopsis.
This message last edited by newyorkersedai on 24/01/2011 at 12:47:57 AM
Just read ToM: Sanderson doesn't know High Chant, only common
- 23/01/2011 08:03:17 PM
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As someone who's broadly anti-Sanderson
- 23/01/2011 08:53:52 PM
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LoL - that discredits greatly the main post *NM*
- 24/01/2011 04:27:45 PM
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No, it doesn't. It "discredits greatly" one of his points, not the main argument. *NM* *NM*
- 24/01/2011 06:57:38 PM
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Disagree...
- 25/01/2011 12:36:25 AM
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Or it could be that I read every book 5 times, but like 10 years ago
- 26/01/2011 05:35:46 AM
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Huh?
- 23/01/2011 11:51:02 PM
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No, the "misused simile" thing is just a pet peeve
- 24/01/2011 12:47:04 AM
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Sweated is a word. *NM*
- 24/01/2011 02:45:57 AM
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Is it? Would you ever write "I had sweated" or "having sweated for an hour?" *NM*
- 24/01/2011 11:17:04 PM
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Re: Just read ToM: Sanderson doesn't know High Chant, only common
- 25/01/2011 11:06:24 PM
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I really don't want to come off as a jerk, but really? WoT has never had good writing. 
- 26/01/2011 07:18:03 AM
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- 26/01/2011 07:18:03 AM
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If you hate his writing so much then don't read the final book. *NM*
- 07/02/2011 03:39:43 AM
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