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LifeLongLearner10 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Can you please tell your way of begining a story or anecdote?
Hi there,
I'm interested in different ways of beginning to tell a story or an anecdote.
things like:
-Let me tell you a story {...}
-Do you want to hear a story? This happened to a friend of mine. {...}
- I heard of this interesting story about an old man who lived in a small village {...}
Can you please tell some of your ways of beginning a story or an anecdote?
I'm interested in different ways of beginning to tell a story or an anecdote.
things like:
-Let me tell you a story {...}
-Do you want to hear a story? This happened to a friend of mine. {...}
- I heard of this interesting story about an old man who lived in a small village {...}
Can you please tell some of your ways of beginning a story or an anecdote?
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} - Do you want to hear a story? This happened to a friend of mine. } Your 3 examples are fine.
- } - Do you want to hear a story?
- This happened to a friend of mine.
- } Your 3 examples are fine.
- I cannot think of any other really different ways to begin.
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- Let me tell you a story {...}
- Do you want to hear a story? This happened to a friend of mine. {...}
- I heard this interesting story about an old man who lived in a small village {...}
Your 3 examples are fine. I cannot think of any other really different ways to begin.
- Do you want to hear a story? This happened to a friend of mine. {...}
- I heard this interesting story about an old man who lived in a small village {...}
Your 3 examples are fine. I cannot think of any other really different ways to begin.
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Hi,
Once upon a time... (especially when you read stories to kids)
Regards
Once upon a time... (especially when you read stories to kids)
Regards
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Thanks for the ideas and suggestions on how to begin a story. For me, introduction is the difficult part of telling stories or giving speeches
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Instead of a bland preamble, why not grab your listeners' attention with a dramatic opening sentence?
'Don't tell me I'm crazy! I nearly died of fright that night.'
'Fighting for breath, the exhausted messenger stammered "Sire! ...Sire!...the t...traitor...is...is..." before dropping dead at his master's feet.'
Rover
'Don't tell me I'm crazy! I nearly died of fright that night.'
'Fighting for breath, the exhausted messenger stammered "Sire! ...Sire!...the t...traitor...is...is..." before dropping dead at his master's feet.'
Rover
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I very much liked that style. thanks for that. I'll try to use it more. 
Meanwhile is there any example of this that comes to yo
Meanwhile is there any example of this that comes to yo
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LifeLongLearner10I'm interested in different ways of beginning to tell a story or an anecdote.Jokes often begin with, "Did you hear the one about ...?"
CJ
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