Comments on: Detasseling http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/ :life is literature Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:36:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Rosemarie DiMatteo http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-31571 Rosemarie DiMatteo Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:00:31 +0000 http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-31571 I am personally so delighted to acknowledge, once again, how little "perfect grammar" means to brilliant writing. And thanks, Joe! I am personally so delighted to acknowledge, once again, how little “perfect grammar” means to brilliant writing. And thanks, Joe!

]]> By: joe smith http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-31516 joe smith Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:19:35 +0000 http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-31516 "Gramatical" errors? “Gramatical” errors?

]]> By: Paul D http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-31423 Paul D Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:38:24 +0000 http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-31423 I disagree-that sentence makes sense-the wind-like sound of all the workers as they move through the field I disagree-that sentence makes sense-the wind-like sound of all the workers as they move through the field

]]> By: Rand Om Person http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-31392 Rand Om Person Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:08:24 +0000 http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-31392 No offense, but there were some gramatical errors, and one sentence made no sense... "Every once and a while, you stop a moment to listen to the sound a busload of you make wading through the corn, the almost wind-like brush and scuttle of the leaves raking over your flannels." This didn't make sense, and it's every once 'in' a while, not and. No offense, but there were some gramatical errors, and one sentence made no sense…

“Every once and a while, you stop a moment to listen to the sound a busload of you make wading through the corn, the almost wind-like brush and scuttle of the leaves raking over your flannels.”

This didn’t make sense, and it’s every once ‘in’ a while, not and.

]]> By: Rosemarie DiMatteo http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-30495 Rosemarie DiMatteo Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:03:32 +0000 http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-30495 This is as good as it gets. It has the weight and sweep of myth, the touch and scent of poetry. Thank you and please, do more! This is as good as it gets. It has the weight and sweep of myth, the touch and scent of poetry. Thank you and please, do more!

]]> By: Rachael http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-30359 Rachael Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:48:31 +0000 http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-30359 Beautifully written! My brother and sister worked in the fields for our uncle, but I was the youngest so I was excused from the hard labor. Did you "walk beans," too? I remember my brother and sister doing that. Beautifully written! My brother and sister worked in the fields for our uncle, but I was the youngest so I was excused from the hard labor. Did you “walk beans,” too? I remember my brother and sister doing that.

]]> By: metheothertwin http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-30309 metheothertwin Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:29:09 +0000 http://www.400words.com/2007/09/24/detasseling/#comment-30309 I thought this was very powerful. I can almost smell the earth. Nice writing Steve I thought this was very powerful. I can almost smell the earth. Nice writing Steve

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