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[cupcake_goth]

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions

"Certain verbs, however, travel around with prepositions familiarly attached to them — cuddle up, finish off, shut up, shut off, chime in, make out, turn on, come to — and protect their familiars' right to be there."

-- The Deluxe Transitive Vampire
The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed

Comments

[stephl.livejournal.com]

I *really* need to get that book.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

You really do. It's my favorite grammar book of all time.

[onlyjanica.livejournal.com]

"The challenge, as in all things in life, is in deciding which details to pay attention to and which to discard."

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

*snag*

okay, this one I will absolutely do. I like the idea of sharing not only book quotes, but what books you actually keep *on hand*.

I have to see this book too.

[morfydd.livejournal.com]

"To replace a passport, file the police report, then go to your embassy (see below)." Rick Steves' Rome 2004.

It was much more amusing yesterday, when it was something on page 18 of The Summer Tree, which happens to be a blank page. On the other hand, the *closest* closest book was my work notes book, on which the appropriate line was the name of a file that needs to be posted (one in a very very long list).

I assume you also have the sequel to the Transitive Vampire? I forget its name, but have it boxed up somewhere if you'd like to borrow it... (Heh. Boxed up. Relevant grammar joke.)