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JaneDoe
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 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:24 pm Post subject: applying to grad school |
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I am tired.
I am just about finished making my application packet to graduate school at the local university. I'm trying to get into their creative writing program (for drama), and after tomorrow I'm pretty much all done. I may apply to another school as well. My goal: adapt traditional myths and fairy tales and create original works in the same vein. I worry that my writing samples both involve the boy-meets-girl scenario, but the mood of both pieces is very different. One is unabashedly romantic, and the other is shaping up to be quite dark.
As part of my personal statement, I mentioned the importance of the fan fiction community, but I had OSA in mind when I did. I may tweak the statement later to specifically mention OSA. If you want to read my personal statement, I can copy and paste it here
Just a little heads-up on what I've been up to recently. |
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Eruanna
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Location: Dor-Cuarthol, betwixt the Bow and the Helm...
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:10 pm Post subject: Grad school? Best wishes! |
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Yes, those GREs and what-have-you can really get you down. I have been there. I take it from your writing that you are in the United States?)
Your name somehoe came up for knowing how to BETA a story with a lot of archaic and pseudo-archaic language.
Can you point me in right direction? I have a fic that I am near ready to send off.
Again, very best wishes on getting into the school of your choice.
--Eruanna
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JaneDoe
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: Grad school? Best wishes! |
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| Eruanna wrote: |
Can you point me in right direction? I have a fic that I am near ready to send off. |
I'm not exactly sure what you mean. I don't have any particular knowledge of archaic language.
| Quote: | | Again, very best wishes on getting into the school of your choice. |
Thanks. |
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Eruanna
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 2:14 pm Post subject: Re: Grad school? Best wishes! |
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[quote="JaneDoe"][quote="Eruanna"]
Can you point me in right direction? I have a fic that I am near ready to send off.[/quote]
The language of the Silmarillion, thees and thous and the like...
--Eru
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JaneDoe
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: Grad school? Best wishes! |
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| Eruanna wrote: |
The language of the Silmarillion, thees and thous and the like. |
Oh, that. Here's a guideline you can use right away.
1. You use "thou" as an alternate of "you" as a subject. So:
What do you want to do today? ---> What dost thou wish to do today?
2. You use "thee" as an alternative of "you" as an object (direct or indirect).
I love you ---> I love thee.
I bought a bracelet for you ---> I have purchased this bracelet for thee.
3. You use "thy" instead of "your" when the next word begins with a consonant (sound, not spelling)
Your hair is gorgeous ---> Thy hair is gorgeous.
4. You use "thine" instead of "your" and "mine" instead of "my" when the next word begins with a vowel (sound, not spelling)
Your eyes remind me of the stars ---> Thine eyes remind me of the stars.
My eyes deceive me ---> Mine eyes deceive me.
5. Most present-tense verbs change the ending to "-th" or "-eth." Simply replace "-s" or "-es" with "-th" or "-eth."
Haldir watches the march ---> Haldir watcheth the march.
Dwarves love gold ---> Dwarves loveth gold.
You speak Sindarin ---> Thou speaketh Sindarin.
6. Exceptions to rule #5 include the words can, do and have. Instead of the "-th" ending, you use "-st." Can --> canst, do --> dost, have --> hast. When used as part of a verb (as in "can learn" or "do like" or "have heard"), you only change the first part.
Do you speak Sindarin ---> Dost thou speak Sindarin?
Have you heard the news? ---> Hast thou heard the news? |
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Eruanna
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: Grad school? Best wishes! |
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Yes, and thank you!
Always trying to get the pronoun case and it gets a bit troublesome.
My fic deals with archaic dialogue and I try to use it to set the tone.
--Eru
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KhazarKhum
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Here's an easy reminder.
Do you speak a language such as French or Spanish? Both have the "formal" and "informal" pronouns.
For example: Vous is the formal French You.
Tu is the informal French You.
Thee, Thy, Thou, Thine are--believe it or not--the informal
English versions of you. We're actually using the formal when we call someone "you".
SO--what does this all mean? Well, it means that when the charcater is speaking with an equal or an inferior( a servant, say) the thee form is used. But when the character is talking to someone higher in rank, the you form is used.
Best known example? Your Majesty Heck, even the King & Queen address each other formally in public!
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