Deathless Prose for Today

[erastes]

"Minutes past"

Well, unless Minutes is the name of a person, or an animate object or something, there's really no excuse for this.

Is there anywhere on this floor he can lie down?”

er. the floor? and isn't he already on it? Lying down? I know what you MEAN doctor no-name but make yourself clearer. Or Harry will make mock and it's entirely the wrong moment to mock.

He put some more cock on the fire.

Blame my memory filled fingers for that one.

Comments

[gehayi.livejournal.com]

Well, you could talk about something taking place "some minutes past"--i.e., a few minutes ago. Or you could say that while Xavier waited for Yancy to speak, "minutes passed," i.e. minutes went by. Neither is wrong; each just has a different meaning.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

yeah, but this is just a typo

[jl_merrow]

LOL! And now I have this song stuck in my head - but with a subtle change in lyrics! ;)

[beckyblack]

He put some more cock on the fire.

Sounds painful.

Sounds like something from Damn You Autocorrect in fact. :D

[josephine-myles.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see that "more cock on the fire" scene illustrated!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

You are a strange person! LOL

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Very painful! :D

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I'll never be able to look at coke the same way!