tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post3716997986272250366..comments2024-03-29T07:35:20.994-04:00Comments on An Accidental Blog: Dreaming of France -- Ἁ BientôtPaulita http://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-70070763841503251772014-04-28T11:24:04.588-04:002014-04-28T11:24:04.588-04:00Sounds like a nice read; but the 'was sat'...Sounds like a nice read; but the 'was sat' question and Jacqui's answer was so interesting to me. I haven't lived in England since I was a child, and my parents are both gone so I'm hardly an expert but I've not heard of usage of ' was sat by the door' etc. It doesn't have the same ring of slang that was mentioned with Harry Potter being 'on about' something,' it's grammar and it sounds wrong. Perhaps it's a colloquial usage from a certain part of the country?<br />Sim Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069681571808073102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-54519814726235738692014-04-28T09:53:36.066-04:002014-04-28T09:53:36.066-04:00Yes, a very interesting book!
Yes, a very interesting book! <br />Leovihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970831445283294241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-89588605482880703712014-04-28T09:38:51.557-04:002014-04-28T09:38:51.557-04:00When I first started reading British books (mostly...When I first started reading British books (mostly chick-lit) there was so much I didn't understand! Or like when Ron Weasely asked Harry Potter was he was "on about". What? Two prepositions together? I've picked up a lot over the years but I've still never heard of "was sat" or "was stood" so I'm interested to hear from a Brit if that's correct or not!Vicki Lesagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756527499531934545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-34204565526267385512014-04-28T07:07:40.574-04:002014-04-28T07:07:40.574-04:00Sally, Most of the time we don't want realisti...Sally, Most of the time we don't want realistic in our novels. At least not when it comes to whether a handsome man would pop into our lives when we needed one. Paulita https://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-32515467497393504072014-04-28T06:36:36.562-04:002014-04-28T06:36:36.562-04:00Lol, a book for $.99 …you can't beat that…. bu...Lol, a book for $.99 …you can't beat that…. but how is it that women seem to always meet a handsome man on these sorts of adventures….I'm not sure that is very realistic.Sally Tharpe Rowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782027642498401036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-2637937890753908842014-04-28T05:17:39.012-04:002014-04-28T05:17:39.012-04:00Louise, I miss a lot of proofreading kinds of thin...Louise, I miss a lot of proofreading kinds of things too. This was just a lot so it stuck out.<br />Jacqui, That is how it was used. Funny cause we would say Jacqui sat waiting for Ed to arrive.Paulita https://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-62920087083631205692014-04-28T04:40:39.910-04:002014-04-28T04:40:39.910-04:00I haven't read this book yet, but I think I ha...I haven't read this book yet, but I think I have it waiting. I will let you know about the was sat phrases when I read it, but we would say 'Jacqui was sat waiting for Ed to arrive at the bar' in English English!<br /><br /> I've linked in the first day of our French road trip.Jacqui Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14140901612471884897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469880.post-71506756031933670232014-04-28T01:21:23.514-04:002014-04-28T01:21:23.514-04:00Perhaps it's just as well that I'm not a p...Perhaps it's just as well that I'm not a proofreader because I didn't notice the proofreading errors... It sounds like a nice read. Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187730620736345378noreply@blogger.com