Jan 05, 2005 13:07
1. pick up the nearest book to you.
2. find the 123 page
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the "coolest" book you can find. Do what's actually next to you
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"During the Civil War, though "Yankee" became again a term for a Northerner"
From: English: American Style-How Americans Invented Themselves and Their Language by Jeffrey McQuain.