tlbodine:

Pro Tip: The Way You End a Sentence Matters

Here is a quick and dirty writing tip that will strengthen your writing.

In English, the word at the end of a sentence carries more weight or emphasis than the rest of the sentence. You can use that to your advantage in modifying tone.

Consider:

In the end, what you said didn’t matter.

It didn’t matter what you said in the end.

In the end, it didn’t matter what you said.

Do you pick up the subtle differences in meaning between these three sentences?

The first one feels a little angry, doesn’t it? And the third one feels a little softer? There’s a gulf of meaning between “what you said didn’t matter” (it’s not important!) and “it didn’t matter what you said” (the end result would’ve never changed).

Let’s try it again:

When her mother died, she couldn’t even cry.

She couldn’t even cry when her mother died.

That first example seems to kind of side with her, right? Whereas the second example seems to hold a little bit of judgment or accusation? The first phrase kind of seems to suggest that she was so sad she couldn’t cry, whereas the second kind of seems to suggest that she’s not sad and that’s the problem.

The effect is super subtle and very hard to put into words, but you’ll feel it when you’re reading something. Changing up the order of your sentences to shift the focus can have a huge effect on tone even when the exact same words are used.

In linguistics, this is referred to as “end focus,” and it’s a nightmare for ESL students because it’s so subtle and hard to explain. But a lot goes into it, and it’s a tool worth keeping in your pocket if you’re a creative writer or someone otherwise trying to create a specific effect with your words :)

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theartsybat:


uh, in cass apocalypse series, was thinking if leo was somehow still just barely alive and they just… burst into his reality

ljkhsd had this in my head for a few weeks now, so now it has little relation to whats going on

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intriga-hounds:

intriga-hounds:

i used to say “puppypuppy” to call the loma babies when they were really small. for outside playtime, for mealtimes, for snuggles, whatever. now when i say it, it activates some feral part of their brain. this works on all of them btw.

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puppy mode: ACTIVATED

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alyakthedorklord:

In Danny Phantom and DC crossovers, Dan “all my family and friends died via burger sauce” Phantom should have the BIGGEST beef with Condiment King this has been a PSA

gettiregretti:

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No one asked but I think the secret to making the enemies-to-lovers trip work is respect. They can loath each other, but they have to loath each other as equals. Like “sorry but no one else is allowed to murder this man but me” + “it’s an honor and privilege to despise you.”

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ismellpestilence:

A cool part of the double strike is that before when shows kept filming it was done with a 100% of it being worse because writing doesn’t actually stop once the scripts are done. Which I was fine with because it is what it is. The writers need to strike and if it fucks up my shows then so be it. I can cope.

But now? Oh ho ho now the actors are striking which effectively put Hollywood on pause. There may be no new content for a while but that also means no mediocre-but-used-to-be-good content either.

They can strike for as long as they want. I can wait.

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