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[kuangning]

*argh.* Minor quibble with Taffy.

When I say the stones were "leeching" the heat from her body, I mean every bit of the parasitic connotation. Do not replace it with "leaching." They're technically the same, but... *nnggg.* One's watered-down and the other isn't. ;P

v. leeched, leech·ing, leech·es
v. tr.
To bleed with leeches.
To drain the essence or exhaust the resources of.

v. leached, leach·ing, leach·es
v. tr.
To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid.
To empty; drain: "a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning" (Marilynne Robinson).

Comments

[fifthconundrum.livejournal.com]

Now that you have explained the difference and revealed your intentions, I understand. Being a mere mortal unable to read minds, however, I never would have known you meant to use "leeched". I thought it was a typo, myself, until I read your explanation.

That said, I now respect your use of the word. Quite frankly, I'm with you on that one.

If Taffy, having heard your explanation, still does not get it...well...that's Taffy's loss, in my not so humble opinion. :-)

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[kuangning]

*wrysmile.* I owe her a letter anyway -- so I guess I really just need to sit down and lay out my viewpoints, she'll never know otherwise, and I will continue to be irritated by some of the changes she makes -- although, really, she's done nothing like I was dreading, having only had "student editors" in the past who pretty much did complete rewrites -- and when they were done, even they hated it. I remember one woman who gave up in disgust and said, "your idea really wasn't very good. I can't fix it." Luckily, I kept originals. I turned it in unedited and the professor loved it. *shrug.* I'd also be more amenable, I think, if Taffy would explain *why* she feels something should be changed. Does she think it's a typo? Does she like the feel of the other word better? Oh, well. At least I now have a good idea of what I need to discuss with her.