Godsdamit, what the hell is with my default overusage of the word 'seemed'? #writerproblems
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Replying to @fozmeadows
@fozmeadows I do that too! I wonder if it’s the equivalent that hesitant/apologetic thing women do in conversation. Reluctance to assert.2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @sleary
@sleary@fozmeadows Come to think of it, most of the authors I rag on in editing for doing that are women.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cerebralcutlass
@cerebralcutlass@sleary I overuse appeared & looked, too - all qualifiers to nonassert. But I'M THE AUTHOR: if I can't assert, who can?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
@fozmeadows@cerebralcutlass Oh. I’d better add those to my seek-and-destroy list. Stupid patriarchy, all up in my prose!1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
Replying to @sleary
@sleary @cerebralcutlass I know, right? *mutters imprecations*
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