Rutabaga Posted January 30, 2019 Report Share Posted January 30, 2019 Such a cute story. Cole does angst so well it's scary. But . . . "eyedness"? R [Yet everyone reading knows exactly what that word means.] Quote Link to post
colinian Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Noun: eyedness The property of favoring one eye over the other (as in taking aim) (from WordWeb Pro online dictionaries) Colin Quote Link to post
Altimexis Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 I loved this story, but I wondered, do girls still wait for boys to ask them to a school dance? Perhaps it's different elsewhere, but I was under the impression that here in NYC, it goes both ways now. Quote Link to post
Cole Parker Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Dammit! Is that really a word? I love to create my own words; there are several examples throughout my writing. I was sure I'd done it again with 'eyedness'. As pointed out, its meaning is obvious, something that's desirable when making up words. But Colin found it. Rats! C Quote Link to post
Rutabaga Posted February 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 It's all good, as long as your created words have enough wordness for readers to understand them. R Quote Link to post
Cole Parker Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Oh, sure, that's about the number one rule. If they're just nonsense, what's the point? I try to create words that should have already been in the lexicon and have obvious content where they're used. C Quote Link to post
Camy Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Ah, words. Gotta love 'em! I was thinking Parkerthon (noun) is a goody - as in reading a lot of Cole Parker stories in one go (been there, done it, big fun). Alas, according to our lord Google, it doesn't exist. However Parkerizing, which sadly doesn't mean 'turning your friends onto the fiction of Cole Parker.' does exist. Odd. And that's quite enough about Parker, except to say terrific story, and I read part 2. 😀 Quote Link to post
Cole Parker Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 I still think it was complete with Part 1. I will admit it was better adding Part 2. Thanks, everyone. C Quote Link to post
Gee Whillickers Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Another fun Cole Parker story. Well done, and I'm glad there was a part 2. Thanks for writing it. Quote Link to post