Comments on: There Is No Reason To Say There Is

By: Wordstudio: The Gist

Wordstudio: The Gist — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:03:22 +0000

[...] in response to Chuck Wendig’s argument against the phrase “there is,” this entry is from the comments section of a still-unrevealed new site, soon to [...]

By: Jet Pack » On Writing » There Is No Reason To Write “There Is”

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:05:14 +0000

[...] (Cross-posted from Terribleminds)– [...]

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:12:33 +0000

It’s insanity, as is anything that advocates a “slash-and-burn, one-way-of-doing things.”

But the Wiki puts it well later on in that article:

“One can improve bad writing more by reducing use of the verb ‘to be’ than by eliminating it.”

By: Stephen H.

Stephen H. — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:07:48 +0000

I’m not disagreeing, but insanity that way lies.
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Prime

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:21:16 +0000

Oh, I can assure you, it’s a curse. It’s a dang curse.

By: David Hill

David Hill — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:17:48 +0000

It’s a good point. Honestly, until I’d been on the receiving end of said assholery (I’m not sure that’s a real word) in the line of freelancing for you, I’d never given it consideration.

But, now I notice it. Now, it sticks out and I can’t help but to notice it. I don’t know if that’s a blessing or a curse.