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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Hold him against the wall until the tag line
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Always grab the reader by the throat in the first paragraph, sink your thumbs into his windpipe in the second, and hold him against the wall until the tag line. (Paul O'Neil)
What does the sentence in italics mean?
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Can you answer this question?
Always grab the reader by the throat in the first paragraph, sink your thumbs into his windpipe in the second, and hold him against the wall until the tag line. (Paul O'Neil)
What does the sentence in italics mean?
Thank you
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Hold him up against the wall by his throat until your story is finished. (The "tag line" is the final line of the story. ")
- Hold him up against the wall by his throat until your story is finished.
- (The "tag line" is the final line of the story.
- ")
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Hold him up against the wall by his throat until your story is finished. (The "tag line" is the final line of the story. With a joke, it's called "the punch line.")
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