posted November 28, 2006 10:49 PM            

I tend to write in a very block style with sentences tending to stray everywhere (retro merc aqu squ ura) (people also tell me I communicate verbally in a stream of flashes).

posted November 28, 2006 11:01 PM              

I tend not to write in sentence form...cant be bothered to think bout how I write when writing that way doesnt come natural to me...it ruins the train of thought...maybe with more practice I'll get used to it

Im also a minimalist when it comes to writing...though dont think I could top sd . I wonder how some are able to type lengthy posts...I cant focus and write about on one subject for too long...Im quick to move on.

posted November 28, 2006 11:38 PM              

Taurean_Scorpion...sq Mars, opp Moon...looks like you're just cautious of what you say/post. That may be partially why I dont say as much...mine is conj mars, opp jupiter.

posted November 28, 2006 11:50 PM            

My Mercury in Scorpio in 3rd along with my Virgo Ascendant

posted November 29, 2006 12:31 AM            

DD - there are the odd aqu around but I'm really bad at remembering people's tags so I can't remember who is who. I think Aqu do tend to be minimalist in writing, must be the scientific thing about merc in aqu, logical and to the point.

posted November 29, 2006 02:57 AM              

how would you describe MY writing style and do you think it is reflected in my chart?

Mercury conj. Sun in Sag in 1st house
Aquarius on the 3rd house cusp; Pisces intercepted
The ruler of my 3rd houses are: Uranus in 11, Saturn in 8, Neptune in 1, Jupiter in 3
My Chartruler (Jupiter) is in Pisces in 3rd house

posted November 29, 2006 05:59 AM            

otherwise, I'm a watcher...But writing style wise, I notice I write the same way I speak. Dramatic, with great emphasis on certain words...FAST sometimes,...run on sentences and typos :-P

I'm a really fast talker...dunno what represents that though

Mercury in Scorpio, 2nd house
3rd house - Sagittarius
Jupiter in the 5th house
Neptune in Capricorn, 3rd house

posted November 29, 2006 09:46 AM              

Happy... I'm dotting the landscape right along with you.

posted November 29, 2006 09:47 AM              

Most of the time I blog at myspace. There is where my inner stuff comes out.....

ID

posted November 29, 2006 11:34 AM            

I am much better with spontaneous language than I am with demand language. It takes me time to produce and organize the words in my head. After all, I am a person who thinks mainly in pictures. I am a very visual thinker. I am not primarily a verbal thinker. My neuropsychologist pointed out that people with strong visual skills who lack comparable verbal facility can often be frustrated because they have difficulty communicating their ideas in a highly verbal society. That is true for me..especially in my early childhood years when I needed intensive speech therapy. Because I still have those problems,psychiatrists thought I had some psychotic thought disorder. That's very pitiful.

That could be indicated by my Neptune in 3rd in t-square,Mercury parallel Neptune,3rd house ruler(Pluto)sextile Neptune,and Mercury conjunct Sun/Neptune midpoint.

Here is to explain what I mean. this is from learning disability site

Language Disability. It is possible to think of language output as being spontaneous or on demand. Spontaneous means that the person initiates the conversation. Thoughts have been organized and words found before speaking. Demand language means that one is asked a question or asked to explain something. Now, she must organize his thoughts, find the right words, and speak at the same time. Most people with a language disability have little difficulty with spontaneous language. However, in a demand situation, the same person might struggle to organize her thoughts or to find the right words. http://www.ldanatl.org/aboutld/teachers/understanding/types.asp

I always think and organize my words before I speak,write,and type. That's how I compensate. My typing long posts is actually a compensatory style. I even check over my work. If I make mistakes,I correct them. I often backspace and retype stuff. If it wasn't for computers,I wouldn't even be typing. I got D's in Typing Class in 10th grade. I almost failed Radioman A School in the navy because I couldn't qualify on the teletype. I qual'd on the computer,and so I passed the course. The ship that I had picked had computerized telecommunications equipment.

Any ways.. I have re-edited numerous posts too. I have done that a lot if I have errors or leave stuff out. I will often suddenly have stuff pop in my head that I wished that I included in my post,and so I will insert those thoughts into my post.

posted November 29, 2006 11:49 AM            

When I do write I also tend to separate my paragraphs as I know it allows for comfortable reading vs that rambling on 10 inch paragraph that makes my head hurt LOL.... no offense to anyone- that is just how I am.

I also avoid abbreviations and slang structure such as no capitalization, using the word "u" for you or lack of punctuation.

Nothing offends my Virgo rising (conjunct Pluto in Virgo) Mercury in Capricorn more than trying to read abbreviated posts that also lack puncuation LOL.... I like my reading material to be pretty and structured (I am sure Venus in the 3rd contributes to that as well).

To my discredit though- when thoughts come to me rapidly I have an tendancy to make more errors (Uranus square Mercury) and when I am emotional I will tend to get more formal in my writing and I tend to be a bit caustic (to some more than others).

I am also sympathetic to those that have trouble writing, people that are struggling with our language and the youngin's because they are used to net-slang. I just have an awful hard time taking a plea for help seriously when I see "I nd u 2b thr 4 me"

It looks like gobbly gook to me and I have to spend time trying to decipher it LOL.... yes - I do sound old eh?

posted November 29, 2006 11:51 AM              

" I would look dumb in front of the other students."
You have NEVER come across as "dumb" to me. Quite the opposite! You`ve been writing some of the deepest and smartest posts I`ve read; your way of thinking has often been very inspiring, and I enjoy your long posts. I love to read, especially such insightful stuff!