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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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flipped half a turn
Excited about the news, I hurried to her house and broke it to her. She got all excited, jumped up and down and eventually jumped on me. Losing my balance, I fell back on the ground and she flipped half a turn, landing above my head face up.
Is the above confusing? Do you imagine us ended up lying on the group head to head forming a straight line? If not, which part has thrown you off?
Thanks.
Is the above confusing? Do you imagine us ended up lying on the group head to head forming a straight line? If not, which part has thrown you off?
Thanks.
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Hi, It's pretty hard to figure out and she flipped half a turn, landing above my head face up. Unless she, or both of them, are gymnasts. Clive
- Hi, It's pretty hard to figure out and she flipped half a turn, landing above my head face up.
- Unless she, or both of them, are gymnasts.
- Clive
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Hi,
It's pretty hard to figure out and she flipped half a turn, landing above my head face up. Unless she, or both of them, are gymnasts.
Clive
It's pretty hard to figure out and she flipped half a turn, landing above my head face up. Unless she, or both of them, are gymnasts.
Clive
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Thanks, Mr. Wordy. Can I follow it with "landing above my head face up"? Does it sound natural?
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I'd probably say "landing face up above my head".
I have a slight problem with "above my head" though. It conjures up images of some unlikely contortions, possibly involving levitation. To make "above" fit your explanation, I seem to have to re-orient the "above-below" axis from the vertical to the horizontal, and it gets kind of confusing.
"landing face up behind me" sounds bett
I have a slight problem with "above my head" though. It conjures up images of some unlikely contortions, possibly involving levitation. To make "above" fit your explanation, I seem to have to re-orient the "above-below" axis from the vertical to the horizontal, and it gets kind of confusing.
"landing face up behind me" sounds bett
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Mr Wordylanding face up behind me" sounds better to my ears'
I feared that it was confusing, which is why I provided an additional description later. What I have in mind is both of us lying face up on the floor head to head forming a straight line. I hope that's what the suggested expresion means, as follows:
tumbled head over heels, landing
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Hi,
tumbled head over heels, landing face up behind me.
This doesn't convey the idea that the top of her head is next to the top of my head.
To describe such things precisely takes quite a few words.
But then we don't usually care about such a degree of precision.
Clive
tumbled head over heels, landing face up behind me.
This doesn't convey the idea that the top of her head is next to the top of my head.
To describe such things precisely takes quite a few words.
But then we don't usually care about such a degree of precision.
Clive
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Does it convey the idea that we were in a straight line, at least? I'm having difficulty picturing behind with the human reference lying as I always associate behind with being behind the back of the guy who's standing.
By the way, is my additional description in my previous post clear to you, meaning not ambiguous? Just want to make sure we're on the same page.
By the way, is my additional description in my previous post clear to you, meaning not ambiguous? Just want to make sure we're on the same page.
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Hi,
It's all rather hard for me to picture precisely.
Try to describe it again, if you wish.
Clive
It's all rather hard for me to picture precisely.
Try to describe it again, if you wish.
Clive
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