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Offline Lynne

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Re: Question about the English language
« Reply #60 on: September 13, 2010, 09:45:34 am »
Quote from: Buffymon on September 13, 2010, 09:29:57 am
No I haven´t. Thanks Lynne, I´ll check him out.

Right now I´m reading "Three Bags full" by Leonie Swann. Pretty good so far but I´ve just started. It features a flock of anthropomorphic Irish sheep out to solve the murder of their shepherd  8)

 :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: Question about the English language
« Reply #61 on: September 13, 2010, 10:37:55 am »
Quote from: Lynne on September 13, 2010, 09:45:34 am
:laugh: :laugh:

Or.........not.


It could be 20 years since he was their herder.....   :-\
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Offline Lynne

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Re: Question about the English language
« Reply #62 on: September 13, 2010, 11:45:08 am »
Quote from: Sason on September 13, 2010, 10:37:55 am
Or.........not.


It could be 20 years since he was their herder.....   :-\

Wow...that was super insensitive of me.  I'm sorry, Sonia and others...I was focusing on the concept of anthropomorphic sheep and skimmed right past the murder of the shepherd...

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Re: Question about the English language
« Reply #63 on: September 13, 2010, 12:10:41 pm »
Quote from: Lynne on September 13, 2010, 11:45:08 am
Wow...that was super insensitive of me.  I'm sorry, Sonia and others...I was focusing on the concept of anthropomorphic sheep and skimmed right past the murder of the shepherd...

 :(

That's ok, Lynne.   :-*
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Re: Question about the English language
« Reply #64 on: September 13, 2010, 03:12:57 pm »
Quote from: Buffymon on November 20, 2008, 05:47:35 pm
Hi, you are welcome to delete this thread since I only have one short question. If there is a general thread about questions like this I´d be happy if you would point me in the right direction (I looked but couldn´t find one)

I´m writing a story and in it a girl walk in to a cave and she notices that the cave floor...and here´s my question because I don´t know how to put this in English...that the floor is tilting upphill? tilting up?
I hope you understand what I mean.

I´d appreciate it if someone could help me out :)
the little girl walks into the dark black cold cave, and in the dim light of the sputtering dripping candle she holds, she can faintly see that the cave floor rises on up like a cat's back - a black menacing Halloween cat.

hope that put some color into the storyline.
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Offline Monika

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Re: Question about the English language
« Reply #65 on: June 30, 2011, 06:58:10 am »
Hi, I´m back and asking for help - again.

Does this make sense to you? Or is it "out of the town´s past."?


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dramatic events and myths and legends from the town´s past.
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Re: Question about the English language
« Reply #66 on: June 30, 2011, 07:00:30 am »
Quote from: Buffymon on June 30, 2011, 06:58:10 am
Hi, I´m back and asking for help - again.

Does this make sense to you? Or is it "out of the town´s past."?


Askersund by night…

Guided tour on foot through the town of Askersund - after dark. Learn about
dramatic events and myths and legends from the town´s past.


I'd say "from" sounds just right. 

Hmm, myths and legends--sounds interesting!
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Re: Question about the English language
« Reply #67 on: June 30, 2011, 07:01:46 am »
Quote from: southendmd on June 30, 2011, 07:00:30 am
I'd say "from" sounds just right. 

Hmm, myths and legends--sounds interesting!
Thanks Paul - you´re a gem!
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