Non-fiction / 6 word

It’s clever but I feel like i’ve heard the whole “everyone’s unique like everyone else” thing before.  

clever. I like it.

I actually like this one. I’m a teacher, so there’s a lot of emphasis on how great everyone is because they’re unique…but are we REALLY?

Personally, ellipses do not bother me, perhaps because I use them ad nauseum myself. I have to stop myself. Anyway, this is simple an succinct and it conveys a lot.

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July 24, 2008

by roguescholar

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word…thanks for the feedback…

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Ha! Very clever. Saying everyone is the same in that we’re different. Some would call this an oxy-moron? I like :)

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thank-you kindly…I’m glad you get it…

cheers!

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Very true. To be a “grammar nazi,” I would perhaps drop the capitalization on “just” in the 3rd word, but the statement in itself is very effective.

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thanks…perhaps I will…

cheers…

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Interesting twist. We are all different, yet we are all the same. Nice work. :)

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thanks…I think it’s fair to say that as different and eccentric as we artists are, the fact that we have these eccentricities kind of puts us all on an even playing field…

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I really like the reversal of thought in this memoir.  It gives readers a good mind twist.

However, I do not like the way you used the ellipses.  They make the words run together too much, which makes the memoir harder to read.  You could restructure it to fix this.  For example, “Everyone’s different – just like everyone else” or “Everyone’s different… just like everyone else.”

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July 24, 2008

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Thanks…the point of the 6 word is to say that as artists we all feel special, different, but then all artists are…which almost makes us less special…keyword: almost…

Ellipses…I get that a lot…I should just go ahead and put a disclaimer on my work that states I overuse, and misuse ellipses…a lot…it’s an unfortunate part of my writing style, a symbol that none of my thoughts are ever quite complete…

but then Kerouac didn’t regard the rules of punctuation too well either, eh?

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Actually, I think it would be good to put the disclaimer in your profile and/or default reviewer’s notes.  I have seen people do similar things on review sites in the past when they use unconventional writing methods.  This helps readers to focus less on that particular aspect of your writing and more on other things.

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An interesting, catchy little saying. Something about it seems a little clunky to me though. Maybe play around with the everbody, everyone, try some other synonyms. I think just a period after else would suffice. Cheers.

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the original sentiment is Everyone wants to be different, just like everyone else, but it had to be truncated…you’ll learn I use, overuse and misuse ellipses all the time (see my 6-word “pinctuation”)...it’ll never stop…word…

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