Hello,
I was just scouring the internet and my textbook for background information regarding “sea change.” I knew what it meant in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”, but hadn’t a clue what it meant within modern day terms. This article was very helpful, and to the point. I especially appreciated the closing sentence:) Thank you very much!
Peter S:
January 28th, 2013 at 9:32 pm
I enjoy and truly appreciate intelligent, competent thinking and expression. It is getting more and more difficult to find.
Thank you!
Thank you for the great explanation, and, of course, helping me make sure I used this expression correctly in a recent blog post.
Kay V:
January 14th, 2015 at 8:17 am
Yes, ‘sea change’ has gone the way of the ‘paradigm shift’.
I’m another who appreciates your closing sentence. Epoxy all their houses.
Demi Fortuna:
August 11th, 2015 at 6:57 pm
Plus c’est la meme chose! Excellent piece, thank you! And thank you too, Kay! I haven’t enjoyed an article and the repartee as much in a long while!
Gerry:
August 4th, 2016 at 1:11 pm
After reading your article, I have decided NOT to use the phrase–if it can be called that?–in my family history. Thanks, bard.
The:
March 10th, 2017 at 12:51 am
Doesn’t it mean a noticeable change?
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Jenna Leigh:
October 16th, 2011 at 7:15 pm
Hello,
I was just scouring the internet and my textbook for background information regarding “sea change.” I knew what it meant in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”, but hadn’t a clue what it meant within modern day terms. This article was very helpful, and to the point. I especially appreciated the closing sentence:) Thank you very much!
Peter S:
January 28th, 2013 at 9:32 pm
I enjoy and truly appreciate intelligent, competent thinking and expression. It is getting more and more difficult to find.
Thank you!
Glenda:
October 21st, 2014 at 2:23 pm
Thank you for the great explanation, and, of course, helping me make sure I used this expression correctly in a recent blog post.
Kay V:
January 14th, 2015 at 8:17 am
Yes, ‘sea change’ has gone the way of the ‘paradigm shift’.
I’m another who appreciates your closing sentence. Epoxy all their houses.
Demi Fortuna:
August 11th, 2015 at 6:57 pm
Plus c’est la meme chose! Excellent piece, thank you! And thank you too, Kay! I haven’t enjoyed an article and the repartee as much in a long while!
Gerry:
August 4th, 2016 at 1:11 pm
After reading your article, I have decided NOT to use the phrase–if it can be called that?–in my family history. Thanks, bard.
The:
March 10th, 2017 at 12:51 am
Doesn’t it mean a noticeable change?