tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post7681918789770009005..comments2023-10-04T05:27:49.724-07:00Comments on Emily Ann Benedict: How Powerful Are Those Words?Emily Ann Benedicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15749623489746393109noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-30531232929157237562010-04-19T14:32:11.565-07:002010-04-19T14:32:11.565-07:00WOW, great post! I'm always trying to find the...WOW, great post! I'm always trying to find the "perfect" word when I'm writing to help my readers vividly experience the scene I'm writing. It's all a matter of beefing up nouns and verbs instead of overloading sentences with adverbs and adjectives. ;-)Briannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-56198190980709158502010-04-15T12:45:29.729-07:002010-04-15T12:45:29.729-07:00Emily, thank you for this wonderful article! Word...Emily, thank you for this wonderful article! Words, thought, spoken or written, are truly powerful! Hugs, RitaRita Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588011563404981558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-5035689693509774882010-04-14T15:15:18.373-07:002010-04-14T15:15:18.373-07:00I love how God created us just like Him. We create...I love how God created us just like Him. We create the world around us with our words, just like He did. If we keep our words happy and positive, we will BE happy and positive!Deborah Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415814125499548149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-34926197477713442892010-04-14T14:21:36.405-07:002010-04-14T14:21:36.405-07:00Interesting! I love reading studies like this. Tha...Interesting! I love reading studies like this. Thanks for sharing!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-475572804786267222010-04-13T19:46:59.069-07:002010-04-13T19:46:59.069-07:00Words are so powerful. I do think more carefully a...Words are so powerful. I do think more carefully about what I say and how I say it now that I'm writing more. <br />Cool study!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-17683578726922939272010-04-13T19:45:21.098-07:002010-04-13T19:45:21.098-07:00Great perspective! We use words everyday so why no...Great perspective! We use words everyday so why not use them for positive energy rather than negative energy.aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258131603482525764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-557897367227398172010-04-13T19:23:25.002-07:002010-04-13T19:23:25.002-07:00The idea really does get one thinking more about w...The idea really does get one thinking more about words. Sometimes in the middle of writing its hard to stop and think about the little words, but they mean so much in the end. <br /><br />Great point, Susan! Some of my favorite sermons are on the power of word. :DEmily Ann Benedicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749623489746393109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-84377111047430623242010-04-13T19:17:12.160-07:002010-04-13T19:17:12.160-07:00This is a great topic. It sometimes drives me nuts...This is a great topic. It sometimes drives me nuts when I stop myself mid-sentence to edit, but maybe I should do it more often. ;DVictoria Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012092208934951963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-66643708806672961972010-04-13T18:42:54.351-07:002010-04-13T18:42:54.351-07:00Hi Emily Ann -
Fascinating study! The Bible says ...Hi Emily Ann -<br /><br />Fascinating study! The Bible says that the power of life and death is in the tongue. Sad to say, I've watched people talk themselves into an early grave.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />SusanSusan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-27817453588741842362010-04-13T16:06:13.254-07:002010-04-13T16:06:13.254-07:00Emily, great post. When I write many times I don&#...Emily, great post. When I write many times I don't think about that. Thanks for the reminder.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012982939454873340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-5809671386957679682010-04-13T14:56:58.386-07:002010-04-13T14:56:58.386-07:00This is interesting, Emily. Thanks for sharing it ...This is interesting, Emily. Thanks for sharing it with us.<br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-39566319168330718522010-04-13T14:29:40.164-07:002010-04-13T14:29:40.164-07:00Yup I agree muchly. I've never had problems us...Yup I agree muchly. I've never had problems using more descriptive words. I've always loved playing around with words and trying to find *the* perfect word. Though sometimes it is difficult... I guess it depends on what I'm writing ;)L. E. Neighbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169208121575297746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-63041752794468726532010-04-13T11:54:19.603-07:002010-04-13T11:54:19.603-07:00Very interesting. I like to use "impact"...Very interesting. I like to use "impact" words in my poetry because I do see the power certain words can convey. Great post to get us thinking :)septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-84928595653684786172010-04-13T10:34:23.752-07:002010-04-13T10:34:23.752-07:00Words really have an awesome power, including the ...Words really have an awesome power, including the ability to tap into the imagination. :) <br /><br />True, that might be the difference between journalism and fiction. <br />Journalist want to tell you a fact, while fiction writers are trying to get you actually experience what they are talking about. :)Emily Ann Benedicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749623489746393109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-18146844417324003372010-04-13T10:20:18.634-07:002010-04-13T10:20:18.634-07:00Interesting! The power of words, right?!?!?! :O)...Interesting! The power of words, right?!?!?! :O)<br /><br />www.dianeestrella.comDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604687906788800639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-36947868710852895272010-04-13T09:33:54.475-07:002010-04-13T09:33:54.475-07:00Interesting study-- wonder if they did any other w...Interesting study-- wonder if they did any other word comparisons.<br />It's kind of like the objective journalistic approach compared to the creative literary approach.<br />Lee<br /> <a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-boggled-blogging-from-to-z-april.html" rel="nofollow">Blogging From A to Z April Challenge</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-22347237286426603762010-04-13T09:32:31.332-07:002010-04-13T09:32:31.332-07:00Excellent post! Words have power beyond imaginati...Excellent post! Words have power beyond imagination. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-39658908805499349182010-04-13T09:08:43.312-07:002010-04-13T09:08:43.312-07:00Thank you!
I agree!Thank you!<br />I agree!Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-40519198980696660202010-04-13T08:39:52.366-07:002010-04-13T08:39:52.366-07:00Good way of putting it! ;)
Thanks. :)Good way of putting it! ;) <br />Thanks. :)Emily Ann Benedicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749623489746393109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765705155122104459.post-76927540515801133482010-04-13T08:38:32.684-07:002010-04-13T08:38:32.684-07:00A word is a terrible thing to waste.
It's al...A word is a terrible thing to waste. <br /><br />It's all about perspective. <br /><br />Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com