Re: and after all...
in reply to a message by Ludwig
Taking the challenge myself...
Of course Primrose has qualities aside from tweeness. It sounds tough-pretty. The primrose is a hardy perennial. The bright and delicate flowers bloom, on a compact and tidy plant, before it has stopped being freezing out, while everything else is still under the ground. The petals should wilt in the freeze but they don't. And like I said, primness is small and thwarts things - everyday discipline and determination are small and thwarting things too, but they are also good bits of character. The Primrose in HG is not useless, she's selfless and excellent. (She's also so innocent and vulnerable that it's barf-worthy.)
It's just that the PRIM ROWS sound and image overwhelm it, they can't be overlooked. IMHO. Very, very few people are going to hear the name Primrose and think "ah, hardy perennial, color in the snow, how splendid!"
Of course Primrose has qualities aside from tweeness. It sounds tough-pretty. The primrose is a hardy perennial. The bright and delicate flowers bloom, on a compact and tidy plant, before it has stopped being freezing out, while everything else is still under the ground. The petals should wilt in the freeze but they don't. And like I said, primness is small and thwarts things - everyday discipline and determination are small and thwarting things too, but they are also good bits of character. The Primrose in HG is not useless, she's selfless and excellent. (She's also so innocent and vulnerable that it's barf-worthy.)
It's just that the PRIM ROWS sound and image overwhelm it, they can't be overlooked. IMHO. Very, very few people are going to hear the name Primrose and think "ah, hardy perennial, color in the snow, how splendid!"
This message was edited 11/18/2012, 11:07 AM