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Post by Desophaeus on Jan 12, 2017 17:19:40 GMT
Best if you hate the English author rather than the language overall.  It's all JK Rowling's fault for that butchery of words. Oh she knew what she was doing. There's two more occasions where it happens In my opinion, intentional butchery of words is still a butchery. Badly done is what the series is, anyhow. I will give her one thing going for her, she did a LOT of research on Myers-Briggs personalities and used it well on her character creating. It shows up all over her 7 books of that series. I forgot where, but it's possible to search for a list of personality types and which character did fit it (almost perfect to a T, it has to be deliberate on the author's part). |
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Post by Desophaeus on Jan 12, 2017 23:56:21 GMT
Random thought: back to the whole facepalm thing... There's one facepalm JK Rowling definitely deserve and it's the one that everyone might agree upon: CAPS-LOCK Harry.
I'm thankful she only wrote him that way in just one book instead of from the 5th onward to the last one.
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Post by Antonio Santa Anna on Jan 13, 2017 0:02:56 GMT
Best if you hate the English author rather than the language overall. It's all JK Rowling's fault for that butchery of words. Despite Rowling's...well, unfortunate choice of words, you can't hate her, Harry Potter, or anything else about the English language. But this does raise an important question: What, exactly, was Rowling thinking when she wrote that? |
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Post by Imperial RomeBall on Jan 13, 2017 21:31:57 GMT
Best if you hate the English author rather than the language overall. It's all JK Rowling's fault for that butchery of words. Despite Rowling's...well, unfortunate choice of words, you can't hate her, Harry Potter, or anything else about the English language. But this does raise an important question: What, exactly, was Rowling thinking when she wrote that? I agree about the english language, but I reserve the right to hate Rowling and Harry Potter. (ok, maybe not harry potter, watched a movie or two, not really sure why its so loved though) If it is literally the way you guys put it, I really must wonder about the context. Odd thing to put in a children's book. Now I wait for the responses that its way more than a children's book. (I remember going to a middle-aged man's house, and he had the full collection of books) |
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Post by Antonio Santa Anna on Jan 13, 2017 22:01:18 GMT
Despite Rowling's...well, unfortunate choice of words, you can't hate her, Harry Potter, or anything else about the English language. But this does raise an important question: What, exactly, was Rowling thinking when she wrote that? I agree about the english language, but I reserve the right to hate Rowling and Harry Potter. (ok, maybe not harry potter, watched a movie or two, not really sure why its so loved though) If it is literally the way you guys put it, I really must wonder about the context. Odd thing to put in a children's book. Now I wait for the responses that its way more than a children's book. (I remember going to a middle-aged man's house, and he had the full collection of books) Fine, you can hate Rowling, but at least you see that Harry Potter can be loved. And this thread has gotten WAY off topic, by the way. |
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Post by Imperial RomeBall on Jan 14, 2017 2:13:05 GMT
Be like Yi-sun sin, not Spartacus, because Spartacus lost- Imperial RomeBall, While explaining EW5 to a kid from Burma today. BTW Desophaeus, pardon the analogy, but Caps-lock harry sounds like Rowling wanted to turn Harry Potter into the Bible, but Mistakenly thought Caps-lock would be just as visually pleasing as Jesus's red-coloured lines. |
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Post by Mountbatten on Jan 14, 2017 3:22:40 GMT
Despite Rowling's...well, unfortunate choice of words, you can't hate her, Harry Potter, or anything else about the English language. But this does raise an important question: What, exactly, was Rowling thinking when she wrote that? I agree about the english language, but I reserve the right to hate Rowling and Harry Potter. (ok, maybe not harry potter, watched a movie or two, not really sure why its so loved though) If it is literally the way you guys put it, I really must wonder about the context. Odd thing to put in a children's book. Now I wait for the responses that its way more than a children's book. (I remember going to a middle-aged man's house, and he had the full collection of books) To love Harry Potter you can't "watch one or two movies". You have to read the books, follow the plot, watch the characters grow up and develop, and then you'll love it. Movies leave many points unexplained. I won't disagree with it being a children's book. But League of Legends is a children's game and many adults play it, even make a living off of it. My Little Pony is an infants show, but (need I say it?) we have bronies. Age is just a number right? |
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Post by Imperial RomeBall on Jan 14, 2017 3:27:50 GMT
Yeah, you are right Mountbatten, Movies are a poor way to grasp most any book series. Im still not sure about it, but reading the books would tell me. I wouldn't mind continuing, but unless you can provide context for the Harry Potter "deep quote" Id call this getting off-topic. |
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Post by Mountbatten on Jan 14, 2017 3:33:14 GMT
Yeah, you are right Mountbatten, Movies are a poor way to grasp most any book series. Im still not sure about it, but reading the books would tell me. I wouldn't mind continuing, but unless you can provide context for the Harry Potter "deep quote" Id call this getting off-topic. If you want an actual quote, Dumbledore said "It is our choices Harry, that show us who we are far more than our abilities." Dumbledore was legit until he... nevermind |
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Post by Hezekiah on Jan 19, 2017 13:02:17 GMT
"I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring." -Bismarck
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Post by Bismarck Jr on Jan 19, 2017 13:04:57 GMT
"I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring." -Bismarck Bismarck's quotes are always great. Maybe not deep, but hella smart. You should post more. Considering your register date, its creepy how much you lurk. |
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Jan 19, 2017 13:58:08 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2017 22:53:46 GMT
"Chamberlain, you did so well on the 2nd day of Gettysburg. Your troops deserve a rest. We'll move you to the centre of our lines." ~General Meade
"Thank you sir!" ~Chamberlain
On the 3rd Day:
"Longstreet attack the centre of their lines!" ~@coolguy14
"I think the Confederates are just out to get me!" ~Chamberlain
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Post by wilbur2016 on Feb 2, 2017 17:48:53 GMT
Here's a quote:
"Sometimes you have to stand alone, just so you know you still can."
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Feb 2, 2017 18:39:07 GMT
Self-made;
Sometimes, you just have to throw all the rules behind your back and just do what YOU want to do.
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It's all JK Rowling's fault for that butchery of words.
