Was this recorded? I can't find it on YouTube.
I did read a piece Gaiman wrote about visiting Stephen's home.
Which writer (or other person) would you wanna see Stephen in conversation with?
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Was this recorded? I can't find it on YouTube.
I did read a piece Gaiman wrote about visiting Stephen's home.
I know I will get flack for this, but why the use of "wanna" in the subject title when the rest of the sentence was perfectly spelled?(sorry, I just have a pet peeve about "wanna" and "gonna")
As for the question at hand, H.P Lovecraft or Charles Dickens.
Is 'wanna' wrong? I'm not English speaking, but I thought this is used often. Boards usually have a conversational tone.
I think The Dark Half gives a pretty good idea how that may go.
You do hear a lot of the same anecdotes when you've listened to/watched a number of these conversations. Someone mistaking Stephen for Francis Ford Coppola is something I've heard him tell a couple of times. But it's still fun to hear (famous) writers talk outside their books.
Stephenie Myer
Sorry, somebody had to say it.
Love to see that subtle take down.
He did do a talk on vampires with amongst others Melissa Rosenberg who wrote the screenplays of Twilight.
Actually I found out he had some books translated here (Netherlands), but I have never noticed them in the bookstores. In fact, apart from King and Koontz who you see in every bookstore, there don't seem to be any other horrorwriters that have their books constantly in the stores here (and Koontz often even isn't horror). Part of that is their productivity of course, and from King especially the more popular books get constantly reprints.
I just saw some of Richard Matheson's stories reprinted here, which amazed me.
But even Clive Barker's Scarlet Gospels isn't translated/published here yet. Up til now all of his books were.
I can read English, but still often buy the Dutch books - I like the covers better (it's sometimes something new, sometimes the cover of the English version in a slightly different version) and it's just easier to read in your own language.
lol... I know I must drive the language purists crazy cause I type the way I speak. I tend to shorten words - cause equals because, spose equals supposed, etc. I developed a drawl after moving to Texas and if I didn't shorten words, it would take me forever to spit out a sentence
I would pay good money to see a conservation on current events between Stephen King and P. J. O'Rourke. The exchanges of wit and humor would be legendary, IMO.
Oh gosh, now I feel horrible. I had no idea you were not a native speaker of the language. I apologize.
To answer your question though, "wanna" is an informal contraction which has worked its way into the language and is accepted in informal writing and speaking. Using it on the board in the manner you did is fine; just don't use it in a formal setting though.
For me though, it's like hearing nails on a chalkboard; it makes me cringe. Once again, I apologize.
Arcadevere
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nope, Mr. G and Mr. K's conversation was never recorded, it was only written, but the fact that Mr. G and Mr. K influenced each other and i think they're friends made me not request of a recorded interview, maybe i will die nose bleeding because my two fave authors just talking to each other in a record *SCREAMS*
It also helps to make the title of a thread shorter to fit it in the available space.
I like 'wanna', sounds more musical to me than 'want to'. The Ramones sing 'Do you wanna dance?'
It also helps to make the title of a thread shorter to fit it in the available space.
I like 'wanna', sounds more musical to me than 'want to'. The Ramones sing 'Do you wanna dance?'
and the Beatles sang I Wanna Hold Your Hand. I Want To Hold Your Hand woulda just sounded wrong
Sorry, but I must defend Gerald' s use of wanna (or gonna), as it is a colloquial expression widely used. Besides, this isn't the King's English here. Or maybe it is.I know I will get flack for this, but why the use of "wanna" in the subject title when the rest of the sentence was perfectly spelled?
As for the question at hand, H.P Lovecraft or Charles Dickens.
As for the question, kindly interview Mr.King and Edgar Allan Poe.
Thinking the same thing, I'd bet they would get such a kick out of each other's sense of humor!!
and the Beatles sang I Wanna Hold Your Hand. I Want To Hold Your Hand woulda just sounded wrong
I just noticed I said woulda instead of would have. I'm becoming self-conscious of the way I speak
Bradbury. I'm sure the two shared a conversation somewhere, sometime. If there's a transcript I wanna know about it.
It is slang, but perfectly acceptable in a conversational tone
I don't think we've met: welcome!
...wowser!...would that be a firecracker rather than a fireside chat!...
But it would certainly be entertaining!!