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RE: Rhapsodist Writing Contest #4 – Bibblings and Scribblings (Not for Contest Consideration)
You are quite the writer, my friend! By the way, Albert Einstein is God to me. No kidding, he truly is. Of course, he wasn't really God but I have that faith and that love for him which most humans reserve for God. And I have good reasons for my belief in him. Just one question: did you wish to say 'high pitched crescendo' there? I have never seen 'pitched' being used without an adverb before it and so I ask. But of course, it is quite obvious to me and I appreciate you for the fact that you are a more experienced and better writer than me :) Do drop by my blog and follow if you see what you like and like what you see.
@ashfreqk thanks for stopping by to check out my blog post. I appreciate it.
The phrase high pitched crescendo was intentional. I had to chuckle when you wrote that because Grammarly doesn't like my word/phrase mashups. It constantly is asking me about atypical words threaded together in phrases, but it's very much my style of fiction writing. I guess I see words and phrases in similar way a chef sees foods with flavor and texture.
An interesting aside, the feelings you express about Albert Einstein reminded me of an article I read a while back about Atheists creating a humanist bible composed of some of the greatest philosophers in human history (Rene Descartes, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Aristotle, Plato, etc.). Curious if you've heard about this? I think I may include a small piece about it with some links in a future #fivenuggets episode.
I'm not sure I understand. I'm asking you whether you intended to write 'final high pitched crescendo' but wrote just 'final pitched crescendo' due to a mistake.
Wow! That is certainly a very interesting piece of info! I'll check it out :) I am something between an agnostic and an atheist and even a theist! I just can't place myself somewhere 😅
Ah, I just realized it was the phrase from the first sentence, third paragraph. The answer to that is yes, it was intentional. In my mind, the phrase high pitched crescendo is redundant, because the phrase pitched crescendo already paints the picture of high-frenzied (pitched = sloped and crescendo = peak).
After reading a biography on Michael Angelo, I took a different perspective on writing. I purposely edit my finished work to communicate my thoughts in as few words as possible. Its something to do with stripping the finished piece down to its essence. Perhaps I'm just a bit too esoteric but I think there is an elegance in simplicity and wordplay.
I'm certain at least some people, if not many, feel that you are esoteric. You made me look up 'esoteric' . :P You are very good with your words my friend! Wish you good luck and good health! 🙂