Borrowed icon

[franciskerst.livejournal.com]

I am aware I borowed this icon from some person of this community, with or without authorisation (I hope, with) but I forgot from whom and I need to know in order to give her due credit. I really love it, among my collection of moody Bodie's pictures.

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[probodie.livejournal.com]

Not sure who's it is, but it's damn true!!!!

[probodie.livejournal.com]

And of course I meant WHOSE!!!! *slaps self*

[franciskerst.livejournal.com]

I even didn't notice. I am not the champion of English grammar but I am surprised not to meet "whom" anymore anywhere; it seems to have disappeared from the English language, with almost all the other logical articulations of the sentence. Personally, in French I like extra-long sentences, with a complex, latin shaped, strongly articulated structure. My teachers used to ask me to limit the length of my sentences to a single page.

That's completely OT! Do you think I may post my question to the_safehouse? I got the impression that everything is forbidden there.

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

complex, latin shaped, strongly articulated structure.

oooh..... reminds me of Bodie! (Hope that's not forbidden).

[franciskerst.livejournal.com]

reminds me of Bodie!

Ah? How? Is Bodie so literate? Most of time I cannot understand the dialogs because of the low quality of the DVDs' sound tracks, and also because my English is more written than spoken, of course, but I understand relatively well Cowley (Doyle not at all).

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

Sorry! Just my silly humour. I liked the the rhythm of your words and what you were saying reminded me of Bodie's physique: latin shaped, strongly articulated structure = built like a Roman/Greek centurian with a good, solid frame, or, built like a brickhouse.

[franciskerst.livejournal.com]

That's a wonderful comparison! But the result is elegant while my prose is just heavy. Anyway I agree with the centurian look; I was watching Roma lately and thinking how it would have been better with a young "Bodie" in the place of the big guy (I even forgot his name).

[probodie.livejournal.com]

I dont think they'd mind you posting a question like that, no :-) And if you'll permit me, I think the reason Pros fandom doesnt seem to use the word 'whom' is that, for me anyway, it would be out of character for the boys. Does that make any sense? I know, you know and most other people know that 'whom' is the correct term, but Bodie and Doyle just wouldnt say it, IMHO anyway :-)

[franciskerst.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't see it anywhere and "that" is vanishing too. It's disturbing for the foreigners: you don't know what to do; my beta is always telling me my style is old fashioned. As you can guess one of my favourite authors (for her writing skills, not always for the content) is M. Fae Glasgow; very classical style; I read her as I'd do Jane Austen. At least I'm not too much out of my element (not that I could write like her, probably not even in my native language).

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

But the result is elegant while my prose is just heavy.

Not at all and very elegantly put, if I may say so.

Anyway I agree with the centurian look; I was watching Roma lately and thinking how it would have been better with a young "Bodie" in the place of the big guy (I even forgot his name).

Oh, yes! I'd love to have seen a young Bodie in films like that.

Well, I don't see it (whom) anywhere and "that" is vanishing too.

You haven't met my sister-in-law who can 'whom' for England as in "whoms cup of tea is this" and "whom the hell are you" - very embarassing.

And the suggestion that M Fae writes like Jane Austen is a helpful one: I used to love M Fae's work but lately I've found it far too wordy - just too many words and too flowery a style - but reading it in the light of what you've said might help me to come to terms with her kind of style once more. I've probably become far too used to stories which just get straight to the action or point of the story, whatever that may be.