tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post3620848347820994727..comments2024-03-10T07:30:57.158-04:00Comments on THE WRITE SISTERS: This is not a political post!Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14973140969934922400noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post-48817276364396640632008-09-11T21:33:00.000-04:002008-09-11T21:33:00.000-04:00Well done, Sally! You nailed yet another differen...Well done, Sally! You nailed yet another difference between writing for adults and kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post-21249383557441353852008-09-11T18:02:00.000-04:002008-09-11T18:02:00.000-04:00Excellent post! I worry about the "stretching of ...Excellent post! I worry about the "stretching of truth" and the manipulation of language. What kind of message are we sending our children? It's okay to lie if no one calls us on it? It's okay if our language is intentionally convoluted? It's okay to take other people's words completely out of context? <BR/><BR/>I truly despair that our kids will ever be able to hear an honest and straight answer to any political question.KURIOUS KITTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972712028425323003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228817173405640184.post-91109415921190439472008-09-11T15:24:00.000-04:002008-09-11T15:24:00.000-04:00I enjoyed the post, Sally. You're so right about w...I enjoyed the post, Sally. You're so right about word association. When I first heard the Sununu ad touting his virtues -- younger, faster, quicker, inexhaustible, energetic, tireless -- I immediately thought, Sounds like one of my preschool students rather than my senator!<BR/><BR/>AndyAndrea Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926896897768609275noreply@blogger.com