Miss Reba poured the whiskey, her hand shaking, enough to clink the bottle against the glass, saying son of a bitch. son of a bitch. son of a bitch. in a thick fierce whisper. “That’s better,” Mr. Binford said. “Let’s have peace around here. Let’s drink to it.”
Passive voice is a type of syntax and can therefore not be created by one word. A passive voice would be: “The trash was taken out with an unmistakable clinking sound.” Either way, the usage of clinking/clanking is irrelevant. Furthermore, clinking is connotated as a light, pleasant sound, whereas clanking has a negative connotation, of an almost obnoxious sound. The sound of a clinking trash bag the morning after is a mildly pleasing sound. Therefore clinking would be a more effective word choice.
Yeah, that sound is so frat. One of my favorite sounds.
13 years ago at 12:27 pmIt’s “clanking” damnit. Speak Southern.
13 years ago at 12:35 pmMiss Reba poured the whiskey, her hand shaking, enough to clink the bottle against the glass, saying son of a bitch. son of a bitch. son of a bitch. in a thick fierce whisper. “That’s better,” Mr. Binford said. “Let’s have peace around here. Let’s drink to it.”
13 years ago at 12:42 pmBoom, roasted.
13 years ago at 12:53 pm“Clinking” implies a passive voice.
13 years ago at 12:41 pmPassive voice is a type of syntax and can therefore not be created by one word. A passive voice would be: “The trash was taken out with an unmistakable clinking sound.” Either way, the usage of clinking/clanking is irrelevant. Furthermore, clinking is connotated as a light, pleasant sound, whereas clanking has a negative connotation, of an almost obnoxious sound. The sound of a clinking trash bag the morning after is a mildly pleasing sound. Therefore clinking would be a more effective word choice.
13 years ago at 2:33 pm^This guy
12 years ago at 5:53 am