Oh, yes, Royce Westmoreland, Duke of Claymore
To assuage the fears of all, I am now much better (in both health and spirits) and I have appreciated all the phone calls and general check-ups : )
I have a week and a half more of school, and then I shall be at home. This is both very close and very, very far away, because I have two papers and two finals between me and California, which is always ridiculous.
Today I succumbed to cabin fever and went into Boston to the knitting store. Halfway through my browsing, an asian woman came in with her daughter, and she began asking how her daughter could learn to knit. I was overwelmed with joy, for, lo, she had boldly broken the asian stereotype, and was endorsing the love and all-round joy of knitting with her daughter. As the mother was paying at the register, the daughter came over to the man who was rolling up her yarn for her, and they had this conversation:
Man: So, how old are you?
Girl: Six!
Man: I hope you enjoy knitting, it's a lot of fun. How has your day been?
Girl: Really big.
Man: Big?
Girl: First I had baseball, then ice skating, then piano, then riding, and now I have violin.
Man: I...Big. Big, huh?
Mother of Girl, coming over: Children should have no free time. They will only get into trouble.
A;LKSDFJDS LADY, I HAD SUCH FAITH IN YOUR STEREOTYPE-DEFYING WAYS. Oh, how I was deceived.
I shall now transcribe for you the inscription on the back of a romance novel Courtney bought for me last summer (A Kingdom of Dreams, by Judith McNaught):
*clears voice*
Abducted from her convent school, headstrong Scottish beauty Jennifer Merrick does not easily surrender to Royce Westmoreland, Duke of Claymore. Known as "The Wolf," his very name strikes terror in the hearts of his enemies. But proud Jennifer will have nothing to do with the fierce English warrior who holds her captive, this handsome rogue who taunts her with his blazing arrogance. Boldy she challenges his will...until the night he takes her in his powerful embrace, awakening in her an irresistable hunger. And suddenly Jennifer finds herself ensnared in a bewildering web...a seductive, dangerous trap of pride, passion, loyalty, and overwhelming love.
So, our first thought here should, of course, be, 'Duke of Claymore?? Our second thought (and most thoughts thereafter) should be directed towards the grammar of this summary. I am no expert, and I call upon the talents of theladyrose, fantastic human being and grammar guru, to tell me, how many comma splices are present here??? Should it not be '"The Wolf",' instead of '"The Wolf,"' ; 'pride, passion, loyalty and overwhelming love' instead of 'pride, passion, loyalty, and overwhelming love' ? Also, does anybody have issues with the use of 'in' instead of 'into' in certain instances here? such as 'strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies', or 'he takes her into his powerful embrace'? On a side note, I am a great fan of the elipse, but I can't help but feel that this is *elipse abuse*
Thoughts?
I have a week and a half more of school, and then I shall be at home. This is both very close and very, very far away, because I have two papers and two finals between me and California, which is always ridiculous.
Today I succumbed to cabin fever and went into Boston to the knitting store. Halfway through my browsing, an asian woman came in with her daughter, and she began asking how her daughter could learn to knit. I was overwelmed with joy, for, lo, she had boldly broken the asian stereotype, and was endorsing the love and all-round joy of knitting with her daughter. As the mother was paying at the register, the daughter came over to the man who was rolling up her yarn for her, and they had this conversation:
Man: So, how old are you?
Girl: Six!
Man: I hope you enjoy knitting, it's a lot of fun. How has your day been?
Girl: Really big.
Man: Big?
Girl: First I had baseball, then ice skating, then piano, then riding, and now I have violin.
Man: I...Big. Big, huh?
Mother of Girl, coming over: Children should have no free time. They will only get into trouble.
A;LKSDFJDS LADY, I HAD SUCH FAITH IN YOUR STEREOTYPE-DEFYING WAYS. Oh, how I was deceived.
I shall now transcribe for you the inscription on the back of a romance novel Courtney bought for me last summer (A Kingdom of Dreams, by Judith McNaught):
*clears voice*
Abducted from her convent school, headstrong Scottish beauty Jennifer Merrick does not easily surrender to Royce Westmoreland, Duke of Claymore. Known as "The Wolf," his very name strikes terror in the hearts of his enemies. But proud Jennifer will have nothing to do with the fierce English warrior who holds her captive, this handsome rogue who taunts her with his blazing arrogance. Boldy she challenges his will...until the night he takes her in his powerful embrace, awakening in her an irresistable hunger. And suddenly Jennifer finds herself ensnared in a bewildering web...a seductive, dangerous trap of pride, passion, loyalty, and overwhelming love.
So, our first thought here should, of course, be, 'Duke of Claymore?? Our second thought (and most thoughts thereafter) should be directed towards the grammar of this summary. I am no expert, and I call upon the talents of theladyrose, fantastic human being and grammar guru, to tell me, how many comma splices are present here??? Should it not be '"The Wolf",' instead of '"The Wolf,"' ; 'pride, passion, loyalty and overwhelming love' instead of 'pride, passion, loyalty, and overwhelming love' ? Also, does anybody have issues with the use of 'in' instead of 'into' in certain instances here? such as 'strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies', or 'he takes her into his powerful embrace'? On a side note, I am a great fan of the elipse, but I can't help but feel that this is *elipse abuse*
Thoughts?