TIP-LET: TANGING = LANG

*(Again) TIP-LET - brief tips

'Tanging' and 'lang' are synonymous. Using both words in the same sentence is redundant already. 

Incorrect: 

Ang tanging gusto niya lang ngayong Pasko ay bagong MacBook Pro. (redundant)


Correct:

1. Ang tanging gusto niya lang ngayong Pasko ay bagong MacBook Pro.
2. Ang gusto lang niya ngayong Pasko ay bagong MacBook Pro. (smoother to read)
3. Ang tanging gusto niya lang ngayong Pasko ay bagong MacBook Pro. (Puwede na)
4. Bagong MacBook Pro ang tanging gusto niya ngayong Pasok. (voice changed)

TIP-LETS: Ano'ng vs. Anong

* Tip-lets - small tips 

Ano'ng = ano + ang 

Ex:

1. Ano'ng balak mo ngayon?
2. Sino'ng nanalong mayor?  (Sino + ang in this case.)
3. Sino'ng dakila? Sino'ng tunay na baliw?
4. Kahit ano pa'ng gawin mo, panget ka pa rin. (pa + ang)

Anong  = < everything else >

Ex:

1. Kahit anong kain, gutom ka pa rin.
2. Hindi ko alam kung anong klase ng mahika ang meron ka.
3. Anong klaseng ulam ba 'to?  

Practice:

1. Ano (ba'ng / bang) mali sa mukha niya?

2. Kahit (ano'ng / anong) gawing diet, wala pa rin.  

3. (Sino'ng / Sinong ) tatay mo?

4. Kung (ano'ng / anong) puno, siyang aakyatin. 

5. (Ano'ng / Anong ) oras ka uuwi?

Hold and drag mouse to see the answers:
1. bang
2. anong
3. Sino'ng
4. ano'ng
5. Anong

10 Commandments For Desire Novelists

    I call these 'Love Scene Sins' ^{® :}

1. Thou shalt add many ‘tension’ scenes before the LS takes place.
2. Thou shalt not add a love scene just for the heck of it.
3. Thou shalt not use medical terms for body parts.
4. Thou shalt concentrate on the emotions and thoughts of the characters, and not on the mechanical descriptions of love making.
5. Thou shalt add more tender scenes like staring at each other's eyes, touching faces, kissing nose or temple.
6. Thou shalt use ‘tamer’ words in place of the intimate body parts.
7. Thou shalt use English narratives when describing parts of the scene that may sound offensive or vulgar in Tagalog.
8. Thou shalt not write a love scene concerning taboo topics like rape, incest, infidelity, voyeurism, sadism, exhibitionism, etc.
9. Thou shalt not write too many love scenes in one novel.
10. Thou shalt write only what you are comfortable to read.