tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076546714124161608.post159090445647148841..comments2020-02-07T10:47:53.953-05:00Comments on My Style, My Vision, My Way: A not very tragic accidentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076546714124161608.post-36841627020973153542014-04-10T10:30:13.539-04:002014-04-10T10:30:13.539-04:00Wittering is gratuitous when it is witless.Wittering is gratuitous when it is witless.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111626171161530239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076546714124161608.post-22684868359273280312013-12-19T20:08:48.028-05:002013-12-19T20:08:48.028-05:00Wittering is not always gratuitous. Some people wi...Wittering is not always gratuitous. Some people witter naturally. The gratuitous nature of wittering comes into play surely when one seeks to witter. In the forums I mention, wittering seems gratuitous. People seek those forums with the ultimate aim of wittering.Zephodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364261606055019512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076546714124161608.post-90788828733128383972013-12-19T09:20:17.849-05:002013-12-19T09:20:17.849-05:00So, wittering is always gratuitous? Then I would s...So, wittering is always gratuitous? Then I would suggest that such redundancy diminishes, not amplifies, the effect. James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899675747335425144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076546714124161608.post-30877659546198716862013-12-18T17:10:58.821-05:002013-12-18T17:10:58.821-05:00They go together but using "gratuitous witter...They go together but using "gratuitous wittering" is a stylistic device that amplifies the effect.Zephodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364261606055019512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076546714124161608.post-10520504003008056752013-12-18T11:28:48.547-05:002013-12-18T11:28:48.547-05:00A lovely post. Question: when is wittering not gra...A lovely post. Question: when is wittering not gratuitous? James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899675747335425144noreply@blogger.com