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Abil Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

her eyes closed

She sat motionless with her back straight, her legs crossed and her eyes closed.

Is it okay?
  

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Okay by me. " It sets off the main idea from the list of details which follows. Otherwise, "motionless" seems like part of the list.

  • Okay by me.
  • " It sets off the main idea from the list of details which follows.
  • Otherwise, "motionless" seems like part of the list.
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Okay by me. (I like a comma after "motionless." It sets off the main idea from the list of details which follows. Otherwise, "motionless" seems like part of the list. - or is that what you intended?)
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Avangi, sorry to interrupt. I wonder, what's the difference between legs crossed and legs folded?
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Okay by me. (I like a comma after "motionless." It sets off the main idea from the list of details which follows. Otherwise, "motionless" seems like part of the list. - or is that what
you intended?
)

The main idea is expressed in the first part of the sentence. I almost agree with you, but in
my view too many comas rob a sentence of its beauty.
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Abil too many comas rob a sentence of its beauty.
I agree. It's a trade off - sometimes very painful.
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New2grammar what's the difference between legs crossed and legs folded?
We usually speak of crossed legs and folded arms. Not all of us can fold our legs as we can our arms. I think of it as a yoga position, not that I know anything about it. Actually, I've never heard of folded legs.

Best wishes, - A.
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That's interesting and it bring me to the next question Emotion: smile There's every reason for CJ to call me a question box.

I believe I
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I thought that's what we were talking about. Ask a yoga guru.

The neighgbor lady used to call my little brother a question box, but she gave it in Norwegian. A three-syllable word, sounding like kaructcha. Hey, that's the business we're in. (My brother was the only one who knew what was going on.)
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Hi,
I believe that what you are talking about is commonly called 'the lotus position'.
Clive
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Thanks, Clive. I think it's a little bit different. The ankles are above the knees which would be harder for me to do than the position I described.

Here's a picture of the lotus position

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