tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23572882.post8116842901317282042..comments2023-10-09T04:17:01.614-07:00Comments on Writing in Practice: Thursday MorningAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850856107580360138noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23572882.post-32192214238508967362009-07-27T21:27:26.723-07:002009-07-27T21:27:26.723-07:00I don't think the retard/not retard thing is a...I don't think the retard/not retard thing is a problem. People with bad social skills tend to be labelled retards even if they have above average analytical abilities. Zanits are autistics of some kind, is my reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850856107580360138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23572882.post-85672286028825849332009-07-13T02:22:14.583-07:002009-07-13T02:22:14.583-07:00i loved the break between the two parts, "Wha...i loved the break between the two parts, "Whats up, Chintu master?"<br />its a really subtle piece, I thought.Sharadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969496743276082330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23572882.post-33854782003456349592009-07-10T13:15:18.613-07:002009-07-10T13:15:18.613-07:00doesn't work too bad, then, does it? =)doesn't work <i>too</i> bad, then, does it? =)Monidipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143479676876050629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23572882.post-34604943070165875522009-07-09T13:44:00.116-07:002009-07-09T13:44:00.116-07:00somehow i love the idea of this zanitSPIRIT thingu...somehow i love the idea of this zanitSPIRIT thingummie speakin... it's odd, but at one level, it makes you want to identify with it... :)<br />naais!Jadishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881555016573562382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23572882.post-53811721762445007802009-07-09T13:35:11.159-07:002009-07-09T13:35:11.159-07:00thankee rud! thankee pallabi! :)
prayag, well, t...thankee rud! thankee pallabi! :)<br /><br /><br />prayag, well, the idea is that these kids (and the adults they speak of) <i>are</i> retards in real life. the physical parts that are required for a display of intelligence are impaired in them: tongues, brains. the zanit is sort of their <i>spirit</i>, maybe. not a straightforward secret superpower. that does not come across?Monidipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143479676876050629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23572882.post-51814497245624098292009-07-09T13:18:11.540-07:002009-07-09T13:18:11.540-07:00It's nice. One thing though - There is no way ...It's nice. One thing though - There is no way any that any kid with the kind of vocabulary and expressive ability that these two exhibit, could be mistaken for a retard. Maybe a bad student, but not a retard.<br /><br />Ps: I was a zanit myself.<br /><br />Oh, and also, the best thing about your writing is your poetic way of describing things, the unusual similes and colourful imagery. Use it well!Elendilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358056466348715555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23572882.post-25339601329779288562009-07-09T12:05:30.298-07:002009-07-09T12:05:30.298-07:00loved it! :)loved it! :)Pallabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890928289976873601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23572882.post-72864361117383820792009-07-09T10:35:16.649-07:002009-07-09T10:35:16.649-07:00Zany stuff, indeedy.Zany stuff, indeedy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496368193557858761noreply@blogger.com