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Blog Contest, "Yea, Yeah, and Yay," and Game of Thrones Gems

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Blogging Contest

WOOHOO!!! I won (well, tied for) 3rd place in "The Bard's Hall Contest"  for their blogging contest! I can't believe it! Now I HAVE to learn how to add pictures and videos in the right way rather than just as a stupid looking link!

Here are links to the other winners...

SPECIAL RECOGNITION IN BLOGGING:

BOOK

ABBA: Thank You for the Music  (18+) a Collection of Short Stories based off lyrics by Sweden's Greatest Export #2085735 by iKïyå§ama-House Targaryen

HONORABLE MENTION (TIE):

BOOK

SuperNova Afterglow: End Of Days  (18+) All that remains: here in my afterlife as a 'mainstream' blogger, with what little I know. #1300042 by He’s Brian K Compton

and

BOOK

Give it 100 ... Say What?  (18+) This is what's on my mind, what's on yours? #2075144 by intuey of House Lannister

3RD PLACE (TIE)
ME

and

BOOK

Reality Bytes ~ Adrie's Blog the I.  (GC) Same Journal / Diary / Blog. New Title. It Fits. Adrie's Blog the I. #2067989 by Whata SpoonStealer

2ND PLACE

BOOK

♥HOOves♥   (18+) The Pasture Fresh Blog. Or as Moll Used to Say: Let it Happen, Cap'n. #1602426 by ♥Hooves♥

and...drum roll, please...

1ST PLACE

BOOK

Mind the Shark's Teeth  (GC) A look into my mind, the way I escape from reality. #2087752 by SB Musing

Yea, Yeah, and Yay

So, I decided to look up and define you everyone "yea," "yeah," and "yay" because decades I've noticed confusion regarding these words. It's been so rampant, that even I've started getting confused after reading everyone else's mistakes. So...

Yea: noun--an affirmative answer (such as yea vs. nay votes)

Yeah: adverb-- informal yes

Yay: interjection--used as an exclamation of pleasure, approval, elation, or victory; adverb--so; by this amount (such as "It was yay big.")

I got the above from http://www.educationbug.org/a/yea-vs--yeah.html

http://grammarist.com/usage/yea-yeah-yay/ agrees saying:
"In modern English, yea is an affirmative reply or a yes vote. Yeah is a casual pronunciation of yes. Yay is an interjection expressing triumph, joy, or enthusiasm."

Don't like the answers? Blame Google. Actually, the dictionaries and the grammar sites tend to disagree. Interesting. I suspect the dictionaries are going by the changes in the language and popular usage, while the grammar sites are going by the original intent. It may be a while before they give up and decide people are going to write how they want. lol

Game of Thrones Gems

While reviewing for G.o.T., I read a story with a great ending written by Geoff . It's "Pillow Fight" 

mARi☠StressedAtWork had a great idea for a dialogue only piece with "Invalid Item" 

If you want to learn more about developing a sci-fi world, Hatesmondays is your man and "How to make a sci-fi world"  is your resource! Very impressive for a 13-year-old kid! I totally forgot how old he was because his writing and ideas were so advanced!

Seshat did a couple of creative short stories called "The Shivering Spider" . That's the first of the two.

A powerful and true story about a boy in Africa is "I Called Him Kicky"  by Joey's Spring has Sprung .

"Nightmare"  is an interesting piece written by Amalie Cantor - We Got This! where the characters are emotions.

A SUPER CUTE story by Finn O'Flaherty was "Too Tired" !

Well, that's all for now. I have to finish that pesky Folklore story. I'm writing about the fire in the mental hospital in 1948 that killed F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda. Supposedly, you can still hear the screams of those who had been in restraints at the time of the fire.

TTFN!