September 2007

Volume 2, Issue 7

COMMUNICATIONS

i was recently asked to describe my writing/communication style.                     

it is not e e cummings, but to my wife's (and editor's) chagrin, i do violate many of the accepted rules of the english language.   i do this because i believe a writing style should reflect a speaking style.  even as eloguent a user of the english language as winston churchill recognized some of the nuances of our language, and, with tongue in cheek had a bit of fun stating that ending a sentence with a preposition was something up with which he would not put.

so..........here are a few thoughts.

it is a style with its own recipe:

                 1 part andy rooney

                 2 hunks charles kuralt

                 1 dash southwest flavor

                 2 dashes swamp yankee knowledge

                 a southwest splash of baxter black

                 and another of dennis weaver's mcleod

                 a spin of will rogers

                 a touch of gene perret insight

                 a tweak of frank deford

                 a pinch of golf etiquette (with a touch of gary mccord)

                 a gnash of ogden nash

                 some paul james gardening stuff

                 a touch of samantha brown's perkiness

                 season with some garrison keillor

mix all ingredients with a few beers and/or a pinch of pinch scotch and many years of experience.

attempt to serve monthly.

thanks again for stopping by

jerry saywell