What’s the best sentence in the English language? New York Times columnist Stanley Fish’s new book, How To Write a Sentence and How to Read One, does exactly what its title suggests: explores the mechanics of superior sentence construction and also steps back and appreciates some of the greats. Fish picked five of his favorite sentences over on Slate, and they’re pretty hard to argue with. His picks include:
John Bunyan (from The Pilgrim’s Progress, 1678): “Now he had not run far from his own door, but his wife and children perceiving it, began crying after him to return,...
John Bunyan (from The Pilgrim’s Progress, 1678): “Now he had not run far from his own door, but his wife and children perceiving it, began crying after him to return,...
- 1/26/2011
- by Margaret Lyons
- EW.com - PopWatch
Beth (Alexis Bledel) is torn. Tommy (Scott Porter) is the perfect New York boyfriend; he knows how to impress Beth's friends, he's a Wall Street hotshot, and he knows all the right romantic places in New York for unforgettable nights. On the other hand, Daniel (Bryan Greenberg) is a boy scout; a confused nice guy with no self confidence at work or at the bars. In our introduction to him, he brings a senior banker his coffee and change of 63 cents. The senior looks at him like he's an idiot, takes the change and dumps them in the trash. Daniel looks flustered—gosh, the big city elites can literally throw money away!
Does Beth want to be with the man who makes her big dreams come true, or the man who listens to her and likes the same books she reads? I'm a guy, so maybe I just don't know...
Does Beth want to be with the man who makes her big dreams come true, or the man who listens to her and likes the same books she reads? I'm a guy, so maybe I just don't know...
- 7/19/2010
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
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