tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post4336341194241255580..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Hook, line, and sinkerPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-35668736472019158492007-12-03T21:07:00.000-05:002007-12-03T21:07:00.000-05:00A superb word, indeed. One of my favorites!A superb word, indeed. One of my favorites!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-14473688517405840572007-12-03T17:54:00.000-05:002007-12-03T17:54:00.000-05:00Mmm.How about "redolent"? What is it about memori...Mmm.<BR/><BR/>How about "redolent"? What is it about memories of taste and smell? Proust and all that. You've hit upon two big faves of mine -- zaatar and muhamarra -- neither of which, sadly, is likely to be on the dinner menu tonight.<BR/><BR/>-- <A HREF="http://healthblawg.typepad.com/" REL="nofollow">David Harlow</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-45431565294434129762007-12-03T10:47:00.000-05:002007-12-03T10:47:00.000-05:00Imagine a warm fire, on a moonlit night, at the ce...Imagine a warm fire, on a moonlit night, at the center of a caravan carrying spices in ancient times. That's what she conjured up as she taught us the stories of precious spices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-24071130526314668632007-12-02T17:47:00.000-05:002007-12-02T17:47:00.000-05:00Exactly. It is so nice to be understood. Thank y...Exactly. It is so nice to be understood. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-42436663849022865672007-12-02T17:46:00.000-05:002007-12-02T17:46:00.000-05:00"Poetic" comes pretty close. I'll bet that's the w..."Poetic" comes pretty close. I'll bet that's the word you thought of first, and then you said to yourself, But it was in prose, not rhyme, so why not be more precise and literal and write "prosaic" instead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-46926144463593233032007-12-02T14:52:00.000-05:002007-12-02T14:52:00.000-05:00I haven't heard back from Rhonda yet, but how's th...I haven't heard back from Rhonda yet, but how's this for starters:<BR/><BR/>"First, though, she offered us a deliciously evocative depiction of spices..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-23732279883131076102007-12-02T13:34:00.000-05:002007-12-02T13:34:00.000-05:00Hmm, tough audience.I meant something like "lyrica...Hmm, tough audience.<BR/><BR/>I meant something like "lyrical" and/or "expressive" and/or "evocative", and/or all three combined. Now get to work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-68387139182098946272007-12-02T10:47:00.000-05:002007-12-02T10:47:00.000-05:00> Please give me a good substituteWell, gee, Paul,...> Please give me a good substitute<BR/><BR/>Well, gee, Paul, it kinda depends on what you actually meant! :)<BR/><BR/>Say it in a few more words and our word experts will git to work. (I've already alerted Rhonda of <I>Parvum Opus</I>, a newsletter about language that's so good it counts Richard Lederer as a subscriber.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-9429092133760056962007-12-02T09:17:00.000-05:002007-12-02T09:17:00.000-05:00Egad, you caught me in a bad, bad one! Please giv...Egad, you caught me in a bad, bad one! Please give me a good substitute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-13251406750003331262007-12-02T08:53:00.000-05:002007-12-02T08:53:00.000-05:00I hope Ana's description of spices wasn't really "...I hope Ana's description of spices wasn't really "prosaic" or you must have been quite bored. Her cooking is anything but prosaic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com