Re: [URL] How to Write a Book When You Have No Time


"Alan Hope" <not.alan.hope@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> gekko goes:
>
> >Subtlety is the art of saying what you think and getting out of the
> >way before it is understood. Alan Hope <not.alan.hope@xxxxxxxx>, who
> >posted in misc.writing on 23 Oct 2005 demonstrates this principle in
> >this way:
>
> >> pandora goes:
>
> >>>Lots of trouble; no problem. Sorry you don't understand the
> >>>English Language.
>
> >> Eh?
>
> > trou·ble (trbl)
> >n.
>
> > 1. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need: tried to
> > console them in their trouble; got in trouble with the police.
> > 2. A distressing or difficult circumstance or situation: I've had
> > troubles ever since I took this job. 3. A cause or source of
> > distress, disturbance, or difficulty: The new recruits were a
> > trouble to him. 4. Effort, especially when inconvenient or
> > bothersome: went to a lot of trouble to find this book. 5. A
> > condition of pain, disease, or malfunction: heart trouble; car
> > trouble. 6.
> > 1. Public unrest or disorder.
> > 2. An instance of this; a disturbance.
> > 3. Troubles Any of various conflicts or rebellions in
> > Ireland or Northern Ireland, especially the period of
> > social unrest in Northern Ireland beginning in 1969.
>
> >prob·lem (prblm)
> >n.
>
> > 1. A question to be considered, solved, or answered: math
> > problems; the problem of how to arrange transportation. 2. A
> > situation, matter, or person that presents perplexity or
> > difficulty: was having problems breathing; considered the main
> > problem to be his boss. See Usage Note at dilemma. 3. A
> > misgiving, objection, or complaint: I have a problem with his
> > cynicism.
>
> >adj.
>
> > 1. Difficult to deal with or control: a problem child.
> > 2. Dealing with a moral or social problem: a problem play.
>
> >Her book(s) are clearly a condition of pain, disease, or
> >malfunction, but are not difficult to deal with or control.
>
> OIC
>
Good for you

Marg

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> AH
>
>


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