Advanced Notice: Thank Muse It's Friday

[shiori_makiba]

Just a reminder to everyone that this Friday, 2/19, is a Thank Muse It's Friday one. The theme is “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing.” I'm hoping for prompts about all kinds of love – romantic, platonic, familial, etc – between all kinds of people.

If a schedule conflict or being in a really different time zone (I'm on USA Eastern Standard Time) would prevent you from leaving prompts on Friday, no worries – just leave prompts here with this advanced notice!

Thank you dialecticdreamer for inadvertently reminding me to put up the reminder. ^_^
 

UPDATE: dialecticdreamer wrote a link-back story along with ways to expand the story. Thank you!

Comments

Oops

[thnidu]

Though many people think of the expression that way, "a many-splendid thing" doesn't make sense. It's actually Love is a Many-Splendored Thing: something with many splendors, something that is wonderful and beautiful in many ways.

The song:
Wikipedia
Sung by Andy Williams

The film:
Wikipedia

The book that started it all:
Wikipedia
Han Suyin dies at 95 (author's obituary)

Re: Oops

[shiori_makiba]

Corrected.

I think that one got me because spellcheck is convinced that splendored is not a word. I tend to give spellcheck the benefit of the doubt since my dyslexia means I sometimes spell things very oddly (usually how they sound to me, which is not always useful when trying to spell English words).

Re: Oops

[thnidu]

Indeed it isn't! for native English-speakers either (as I gather you're not??).

Re: Oops

[shiori_makiba]

Oh I'm a native speaker of English. Just dyslexic. Brain might be wired differently in other ways too. Which sometimes makes correct spelling an adventure. ^_^

Which is why I always appreciate it when someone politely corrects my spelling (or grammar because that also sometimes likes to take strange detours) like you do.

Re: Oops

[thnidu]

I beg your pardon for my misapprehension, and I'm very glad that you find my corrections acceptable.

In a way it's a gift, but sometimes it's something of... not a curse, but an annoyance. You could call it eulexia, a word I just invented* (Greek "dys-" δυσ- 'bad, ill, abnormal' vs. "eu-" εὐ- 'good, well'). I read very fast and fluently, and I don't so much notice typos, grammatical errors, etc. as they jump off the page and smack me in the face.

* but did not originate, although possibly with this meaning