Comments on: Le Train de Nulle Part, A Novel Written Without Verbs http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/ The Neat Side of the Web Fri, 16 May 2008 22:02:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: drHoward http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-546488 drHoward Sun, 11 May 2008 05:24:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-546488 English has lots of nouns and a few verbs. Chompksy on his study of language found that the Navaho language is mostly verbs/adjectives with a few nouns. He said the type of language we use dictates the way we think. English has lots of nouns and a few verbs. Chompksy on his study of language found that the Navaho language is mostly verbs/adjectives with a few nouns. He said the type of language we use dictates the way we think.

]]> By: mcintudt http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-544440 mcintudt Fri, 09 May 2008 16:40:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-544440 Hey, no french verb conjugation to struggle through. Sounds easier to read. 14 verbs tenses all ignored for my reading pleasure. Hey, no french verb conjugation to struggle through. Sounds easier to read. 14 verbs tenses all ignored for my reading pleasure.

]]> By: Viola http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-544400 Viola Fri, 09 May 2008 15:52:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-544400 lol Word lol Word

]]> By: sparge http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-544270 sparge Fri, 09 May 2008 12:21:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-544270 LOL @ Jack B! LOL @ Jack B!

]]> By: astrodex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-544242 astrodex Fri, 09 May 2008 11:40:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-544242 What starts out as a writing class exercise becomes a pretentious published novel. Too much fertilizer, not enough weeds. What starts out as a writing class exercise becomes a pretentious published novel.

Too much fertilizer, not enough weeds.

]]> By: Jack B http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-543862 Jack B Fri, 09 May 2008 07:10:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-543862 Fragment (Consider Revising) Fragment (Consider Revising)

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-543820 ted Fri, 09 May 2008 06:20:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-543820 It would be very annoying after two paragraphs. If it becomes a book on tape, they could get William Shatner to read it. It would be very annoying after two paragraphs.

If it becomes a book on tape, they could get William Shatner to read it.

]]> By: Ashley http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-543763 Ashley Fri, 09 May 2008 05:20:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-543763 Agree with HeartlessMachine. He refuses to write in verbs, yet speaks in them? I don't mind a publicity stunt or an exercise in constrained writing, but don't make it loftier than it is. Agree with HeartlessMachine. He refuses to write in verbs, yet speaks in them? I don’t mind a publicity stunt or an exercise in constrained writing, but don’t make it loftier than it is.

]]> By: HeartlessMachine http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-543394 HeartlessMachine Thu, 08 May 2008 23:20:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-543394 "The verb __ like a weed in a field of flowers. You ____ __ ___ ___ __ it to _____ the flowers to ____ and ________. ____ ____ the verbs and the language ______ for itself." This dead field of flowers... More fertilizer, please. “The verb __ like a weed in a field of flowers. You ____ __ ___ ___ __ it to _____ the flowers to ____ and ________. ____ ____ the verbs and the language ______ for itself.”

This dead field of flowers… More fertilizer, please.

]]> By: Stolia http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-543287 Stolia Thu, 08 May 2008 22:05:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-543287 Great! A novelty book! I needed something to put on my coffee table next to my Elvis candy dish and banana phone. Great! A novelty book! I needed something to put on my coffee table next to my Elvis candy dish and banana phone.

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-543165 Sid Morrison Thu, 08 May 2008 20:56:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-543165 Cormac McCarthy's broken English writing gets fairly close.... Cormac McCarthy’s broken English writing gets fairly close….

]]> By: day http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-543138 day Thu, 08 May 2008 20:34:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-543138 Read Erich Fromm's 'To Be or To Have'. Read Erich Fromm’s ‘To Be or To Have’.

]]> By: Orjan S Morjan http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-543117 Orjan S Morjan Thu, 08 May 2008 20:28:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-543117 MS Word would go haywire on that. MS Word would go haywire on that.

]]> By: Jacques http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-543062 Jacques Thu, 08 May 2008 19:49:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-543062 cuimhne, how about: why so negative, everyone? cuimhne, how about: why so negative, everyone?

]]> By: sparge http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-543047 sparge Thu, 08 May 2008 19:36:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-543047 OK, reading some of the passages on the link, it seems like much of the time verbs are implied, but not explicitly written. Also, though I know little about French, I have a feeling that the writing works better in its native language. OK, reading some of the passages on the link, it seems like much of the time verbs are implied, but not explicitly written.

Also, though I know little about French, I have a feeling that the writing works better in its native language.

]]> By: sparge http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-543037 sparge Thu, 08 May 2008 19:32:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-543037 Ah, but doesn't the colon represent the word "is"? Besides, shouldn't a novel be more like a field of wildflowers? If I want a nice, cultivated literary garden, I'll go read a poem. Ah, but doesn’t the colon represent the word “is”?

Besides, shouldn’t a novel be more like a field of wildflowers? If I want a nice, cultivated literary garden, I’ll go read a poem.

]]> By: cuimhne http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-543022 cuimhne Thu, 08 May 2008 19:12:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-543022 Why is everyone so negative? Why is everyone so negative?

]]> By: Comstock http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-542989 Comstock Thu, 08 May 2008 18:43:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-542989 yucko! Seemed cute until I got to the pompous and nonsensical explanation about verbs, flowers, and language. yucko! Seemed cute until I got to the pompous and nonsensical explanation about verbs, flowers, and language.

]]> By: Vako http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-542977 Vako Thu, 08 May 2008 18:35:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-542977 Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? :-P Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

:-P

]]> By: Camille http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-542964 Camille Thu, 08 May 2008 18:24:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-542964 Reminds me of Georges Perec's book La Disparition, 300 pages written without the letter "e". Brilliant novel by the way. Reminds me of Georges Perec’s book La Disparition, 300 pages written without the letter “e”. Brilliant novel by the way.

]]> By: Rich http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-542948 Rich Thu, 08 May 2008 18:13:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-542948 c'est impossible... mais voilà! c’est impossible… mais voilà!

]]> By: Alecks http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-542929 Alecks Thu, 08 May 2008 17:56:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-542929 How ridiculous! An entire book without verbs... Such madness... Michel Thaler, you nut. How ridiculous! An entire book without verbs… Such madness… Michel Thaler, you nut.

]]> By: blumaroo http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-542881 blumaroo Thu, 08 May 2008 17:22:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-542881 Reminds me of the book "Eunoia" by Christian Bok. Each chapter is written using only one of the vowels. Reads like beat poetry. Reminds me of the book “Eunoia” by Christian Bok. Each chapter is written using only one of the vowels. Reads like beat poetry.

]]> By: L http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-542867 L Thu, 08 May 2008 17:17:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-542867 Now someone needs to write one without nouns... Now someone needs to write one without nouns…

]]> By: Richard Milward http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-542859 Richard Milward Thu, 08 May 2008 17:14:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-542859 Reminds me of the novel "Gadsby", which was written without using the letter "e"... Reminds me of the novel “Gadsby”, which was written without using the letter “e”…

]]> By: M Ichael http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-542845 M Ichael Thu, 08 May 2008 17:03:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-542845 Funny, you can't "take away the verbs" without a verb, can you? Funny, you can’t “take away the verbs” without a verb, can you?

]]> By: Brian Lutz http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/08/le-train-de-nulle-part-a-novel-written-without-verbs/#comment-542767 Brian Lutz Thu, 08 May 2008 16:26:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16161#comment-542767 I can think of plenty of adjectives that could be used to describe this whole idea... None of them printable here. I can think of plenty of adjectives that could be used to describe this whole idea… None of them printable here.

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