tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post4158426949012602253..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: VerbsJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-45060564382868898052013-06-07T12:23:14.780-05:002013-06-07T12:23:14.780-05:00All I'm saying is that it is an easy short-cu...All I'm saying is that it is an easy short-cut to vigorous writing. You don't need to avoid the copula at all expense, but you should have this traditional piece of writing advice as part of the tool-kit, at the very least. It's such an easy trick and it can be effective. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-76945822808155590782013-06-06T15:22:16.120-05:002013-06-06T15:22:16.120-05:00Active / no-copula is a bit of a red herring. (Per...Active / no-copula is a bit of a red herring. (Perhaps that's the point you're making?) Many of those are only pseudo-active. The first, for example, is part of an idiom meaning "to be". "Deploy" is military, but you're using it figuratively. I hasten to add that this is not a problem. Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-56667009813608418272013-06-06T00:49:58.348-05:002013-06-06T00:49:58.348-05:00It's going to be excellent!It's going to be excellent!Professor Zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909063513731044826noreply@blogger.com