Bloody Well Write

Good news! Bloody Well Write just passed 100 posts (this is No. 101) and is going stronger than ever — thanks to all you grammar-hungry readers. So kudos go to you and yours; I’m very lucky to be able to write for a growing audience and hope that each of you feels welcome to comment on any and all posts. Conversation is good!

Here’s something that has nothing to do with the 100-post comment: non sequitur. It is what it is — something that follows something else when, really, it has no business following that thing. That, gentle readers, is the very definition of non sequitur: an inference that does not follow from the premises. There is no logical connection between two statements.

A visual non sequitur — the message and the red dress have no apparent connection (photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rzrxtion/4759341276/)

Variations of a singular joke use the non sequitur:

• How many plumbers does it take to screw in a light bulb? Fish.
• Did you hear about the bald guy at the frame shop? Green soup.
• Why did the chicken cross the road? 11:30 p.m.

You get the idea — they make no sense. The Latin non sequitur concept even has an entire comic strip based on it. Good stuff.

Fun times.

Happy trails!

SAK

This is just a quick entry to welcome you to the new and still-in-the-works Bloody Well Write. All the same information can still be found on this improved version, and it will remain a grammar and all-things-language-related site; only the look of it has changed. I hope you like the upgrade. It should be easier to read — shorter columns are easier on the eye. I like it a lot.

In fact, it’s very similar to my other site, All You Create, which has all the same info (grammar, language, word stuff) plus entries on other topics, such as health, food and exercise. All You Create is the place that I unload all sorts of ideas about all sorts of topics. So if you’re researching language-related stuff, visit Bloody Well Write, and if you’re in the mood to be surprised, check out All You Create. That’s my plug and I’m sticking to it.

Look for a new Bloody Well Write entry shortly. Until then, hope you all had a wonderful Green Bean Casserole Day and are ready for the holidays.

Happy trails!

SAK