chaplynne Says:
July 4, 2009 at 1:28 am | Reply edit
Immediately after the ‘digressive tangent’ the writing changes from first person to second person–indeed, a consequence of interruptions.
Digressive tangent have different and similar (redundant) meanings: different in that one is an adjective and the other a noun, similar in their meaning despite the different part of speech. Digressive indicates a sidetracked (adj) idea that is rambling in nature, while tangent suggests a sidetrack (n) that is a straight course. However, the words, while not exactly redundant because they are not the same part of speech, they do convey a similar meaning, i.e. sidetrack(ed). It is repetitive all over again.
Digressive and tangent are underlined for emphasis, since the point about digression and tangents as a result of interruptions is shown by example immediately following the words emphasized.
(I know this, because I so frequently make this mistake when I am interrupted.)
IMHO
ChapLynne
From Rose: EXCELLENT! You picked up on something I overlooked. You are a smart one, girl! I will comment later tonight or tomorrow since I have July 4th festivities to attend. I look forward to sharing with everyone!
July 31, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Hi Kas!
Your post came through as “spam.” I fixed it! Glad you found me here. I haven’t written anything new in a while. I’m working on some behind the scenes things right now.
Have a great day!
July 30, 2009 at 10:47 am
Hi,
It’s me Kasandra :)