[ SECRET POST #759 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #759 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 14 pages, 350 secrets from Secret Submission Post #109.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 1 2 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 - too big ], [ 1 - repeat ], [ 1 2 3 - take it to comments ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[sarolynne.livejournal.com]

103 - This is a secret? Or is it just a secret because you think they should stop for you? Really, most people I know in fandom don't read fic with OCs in major roles, with the possible exception of being villains.

144 - If I were a more pedantic person, I might go on a little rant now about language being flexible, and how sometimes even grammar geeks have to accept that some tenses in English (subjunctive, past perfect) are probably going to disappear eventually, and you know, the language will still work just as well without them. But for today, at least, I'll pretend I'm not that pedantic (just enough to slip in the gist like that), and say that it doesn't bother me in informal speech, especially if it's in character to not be grammatical.

151 - Clue love! Mrs. White was awesome.

153 - I'm not sure. I think from the stills, it looks like they were going for an edgier look in general. Part of going for a younger demographic might be including a more diverse cast, which tends to ping more with younger people. Also, I think you're confused about what "racist" means. When you cast for more diversity, you're not being "racist" you're being "too PC." (Or, you know, maybe you're just freaking inclusive?)

158 - What series? Seriously, I want to know. Share with a fellow feminist?

144 OP

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, I know I'm being prescriptivist, and probably a bit classist as well. Doesn't matter, it's still like nails on a chalkboard to me. We all have our pet peeves.

(Though please, I'm not a grammar geek, I'm a linguist. I actually know what I'm talking about, unlike those who just parrot Elements of Style. =p)

Re: 144 OP

[sarolynne.livejournal.com]

I guess that could be why it's a secret. We do all have our pet peeves--though I think being in fandom for too long has made me learn to bite my lip for anything that isn't really obvious. The fact is that most of the writing we deal with in fandom isn't formal.

(I tend to consider linguists grammar geeks. You just geek over other parts of language too. Nothing wrong with that. That's what I like about linguists.)

Re: 144 OP

[ellensmithee.livejournal.com]

Depending on the author, this might be another British English vs. American English issue, actually. The subjunctive is rapidly dying out in spoken British English. When I was teaching ESL many years ago, constructions like "if I was" were being taught as "proper" English. I've also had so many situations in my work where British native speakers haven't recognized the subjunctive (things like "... that he be..."), even in writing where it's supposedly still in use in England, that I automatically try to avoid it where possible (which saddens me, since I love the subjunctive).

(I also work in an applied linguistics profession.)

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[(Anonymous)]

Fairy Tail. One of the only manga series I've found to date that seems to actively preach gender equality without obstructing the story, and even does it better than most western media I know of. A shonen series written by a man, no less.