Bondwriter

I think he liked the cream best. OK, another example for the sake of memorizing. The hit man whacked the guy who insulted Don Corleone. The hit man whacked the guy whom Don Corleone had pointed out. The hit man whacked the guy whose words had offended Don Corleone.

OK, I'll take a guess without checking anywhere. I'd say that in the second one, Kyle is in apposition and hence is being told about the narrator's brother using the fine railway service that takes him to paris, whereas in the first one, the narrator's brother is named Kyle. And goes to Paris by train.

(to James: the total number of views appears on the forum board; you've got Topic title, Replies, Topic Starter, Views, Last Action) Justin blew softly on the cup of hot cocoa Robbie had fixed him. He didn't want to get burned. "So, Sonny, you've been given the whole 'gate to the underworld' speech by these loony relatives of yours?" As Justin looked at him with a surprised look, he added, "No offense, but I don't really buy into this whole supernatural stuff myself." Justin moved a few engine parts that cluttered up the table to put the too hot beverage down. This Robbie guy was about to reveal more stuff. "What you've got to understand, Junior", he annoyed Justin further with one of these diminutive nicknames, "is that this town is rife with secrets. Juicy ones. And I'm not talking only about Mrs. Gunardsson sleeping -well, having sex, since it mainly takes place during the day- with her maid or Mr. Dellio embezzling his company's money. This is ordinary small town secret." He paused, and stood to get an old leather bound book. "There are secrets that date back to way earlier in history. There are a few things you should know first concerning how the Civil War affected this area."

He is an object or a subject. The example can be misleading. In both sentences, he's the object of the verb talked to. 1/ (...) the guy whom I saw last night at the store. : here he's the object of the verb saw 2/ (...) the guy who bought a pound of peaches last night at the store. : here he's the subject of the verb bought. The object of the verb being a pound of peaches And notice who has a possessive case (someone brought that up not too long ago in these grammar threads) 3/ I talked to the guy whose pound of peaches comes from the store. *looks nervously over shoulder waiting to have someone correct him, since there hasn't been a reaction in a day*

My question (quite unclear as I reread) was actually: if you gather all your truck driving stories from your blog, what kind of a text does it make? There would need a few stitches here and there, but it could be a nice read. Just my opinion.

There was one. My lawyer is actually working on the case. I don't take to libel too kindly. I would advise Shadowdog to take action too, since the use of his characters and the situations he designed are a clear-cut case of copyright infringement.

In the students I had the pleasure to teach to, those who were above 25-30 with a good job experience were usually the most motivated and among the most motivating also. You've got great language skills, so if you manage with the maths, you should make it. Not exactly a full professional assessment, but I have little doubt you will manage. It's a question of availability to study, which means being able to finance it without having to work a full-time job on the side.

Ditto. Actually clicked the wrong thread.

OK, I just dropped in to copy/ paste. Weather: cloudy. Temperature: 72

Yeah, I guess you mean shaving, this is something that can be done. I already shave my chest before live performances, otherwise the black hair shows through the white linen of my shirt once it's wet.

I'm not the kind of person to let an author hijack his own thread as you've been doing it lately, Jamie. No, siree, this will not stand! So, my thoughts on chapter 4: * good focus on the main character (scenes are still nicely selected to have us follow him nicely) * excellent dialogues * makes me want to read 5. Soon.

How much did you get for your product placement deal? I don't know about others, but I feel an irresistible urge to have some coffee every time I read a chapter of Life's a Grind. We've suspected subliminal messages for a while, but why don't I start exercising or go-go dancing, but go straight to my (very old-fashioned) coffee-maker?

Agreed 100%. I've gone to more funerals than most people my age, but it's also because I have lots of friends (and an uncanny number of relatives, coming from a Catholic family that breeds like rabbits. I'm only getting the statistics a bit lower...) If you never want to suffer from seeing a friend go, or having someone drift away, just stay home and don't go out. And do not socialize online, it can be almost worse. That's the risk of being a social being: you meet people, you become friend with them and you might argue with them, and get hurt by their reactions or their disappearance. But isn't living all on your own worse?

This develops nicely after the happenings of the first two episodes. Jay is torn between love and duty, and who should he be faithful to? It seems the format is the novella, and that allows you not to get stuck in an endless narrative; there is material for a 600-page story in your subject matter. I haven't reread 1&2, but I maybe would have liked more about Jay in India. Still a nicely handled story, focusing on this short time frame and hence the most immediate drama. Nice job.

1. I agree with Jan, the church it must be. 2. He doesn't have a pool party. He becomes an adult. 3. No, unless the sheriff's wrong. 4. In a big explosion/ fire/ showdown. By the way, Graeme, you had the fraud thing right. Maybe you won the cameo in CJ's ranting on California.

I LOVE your truck driver stories. How do all these pages you wrote come up as one big text?

OK, I can't believe a sensible person can actually watch Days of our Lives and enjoy it, so I'd say the lie for Nickolas is 2. As for Eliot, he might have a niece that had a major part in Garage Days, hence done his commercial has aired for way over a year. And 3 is the lie.

Just had a look. Agreed, Graeme, we'll stop chapter 2 where you point out. I'll do the copying and pasting later on. Have a nice graduation day, Colin.

Another subjective/ objective case issue. Here is an example, see if you can work out which is the subject and which is the object. 1/ I talked to the guy whom I saw last night at the store. 2/ I talked to the guy who bought a pound of peaches last night at the store. I won't deal with it much more, since it's likely the Grammar Knight will do a 800-word explanation. I thought of having a lewder example for memory's sake, but decided against it to keep the thread proper. If it helps you to design a more graphic example to remember the difference, do so.

Well make this Operation Thunder. Golden Eye is a recent one. The person below me thinks James Bond IS Sean Connery.

So, who should I deal with Mark or James? I'll do James Savik. And if no one takes care of Mark within ten minutes of my posting, I'll deal with him too. Avatar: 10 Being upfront enough to put one's self portrait is brave. Signature: 9.5 There must be other quotes by Jim that would be even better, but this one is the genesis, and this being one of the coolest bands ever... Username: Tough one. I'd say it is his real name, or at least his real fictional name. Well, 9.5. Overall: 10 I'm a J.S. fan, though (or because) I sometimes disagree with his tough stances. Plus I cried, laughed and smiled reading his autobiography. Gotta love the Beast.

OK, out of curiosity I stepped in here. So right now I'm reading a Norwegian novel called The Half-Brother, by Lars Saabye Christensen. It is , of course, translated.

Yeah, but a lurker, not a project manager! So did you guys actually shift to energy-efficient light-bulbs?

All my best. You're right, insurance money replaces a car, it doesn't bring anyone back to life.

I'll testify to anything provided you transfer the proper amount of money to this nice financial establishment in the West Indies I told you about already.