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He does not bother to go on to specify because there is a verb "to effect" and there is a noun "an affect". I don't see "an affect" very often, but I do often see "to effect" in the books I read. So he misses out a huge chunk of info that might have been useful to some people!
Hahaha!!!! And now we have a normal sized rant of explanation! xD
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Lol, I send multiple tweets. Dunno if you saw the Lucozade ones... :P Also, is anyone having trouble with GR notifications? It says there are unread comments but there aren't...
Char wrote: "Lol, I send multiple tweets. Dunno if you saw the Lucozade ones... :P Also, is anyone having trouble with GR notifications? It says there are unread comments but there aren't..."
I'm having issues with this thread - I click on the '(2 new)' bit and get sent to a blank page :(
Hayley wrote: "Char wrote: "Lol, I send multiple tweets. Dunno if you saw the Lucozade ones... :P Also, is anyone having trouble with GR notifications? It says there are unread comments but there aren't..."
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Yeah, I keep having to find the last page where there are comments. It's inconvenient. :(
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I know. I had the same, it took me 3 threads to realise there's an issue. It's very frustrating though.
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On a new and unrelated note, I can't concentrate on my reading... I have no idea what has caused this but hey ho.
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I think I need a nice little easy to read love story.
Totally, slightly random here Rea but the first 7 lines of the paragraph that started 'So Mary finds herself in the fenced off paths...' actually sounds a lot like one of the Halloween specials I took part in at Alton Towers :P Scared the hecky peck out of me but was great fun!
I'm gonna keep trying. I'll go for something more entertaining than Envy and lighter than Survivors. I may have to leave it until I'm a little less excited... Either that or my brain has got over the trauma of Mortal Instruments...
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Haha, I've never been to Alton Towers, but that sounds like fun!! I like mazes (though admittedly I've never been in one where I'm being attacked from all sides by undead creatures that want to eat my flesh.)
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Oh, I forgot to tell you, I found Luxe in the sale and bought it just before you reread it. Sounds like I should have saved my money. :p
Yeah I need light but entertaining and a happy ending, please.
I think it may be your excitement at a whole four tweets rather than brain trauma. :p Not sure why I'd think such a thing, though!
My whole body aches thanks to yesterday's trip.. but it was worth it *_*
Rea wrote: "Char wrote: "I'm gonna keep trying. I'll go for something more entertaining than Envy and lighter than Survivors. I may have to leave it until I'm a little less excited... Either that or my brain h..."You really should've. It's not good. I don't get what I saw in it lol. I read it before I learnt to distinguish good stories from bad. :P
I'm reading 13 Little Blue Envelopes and it's just making me smile like a crazy person.
Oooh. I dunno what you mean. four tweets, I get lots of tweets, I'm a popular person. :P
Jeshu wrote: "My whole body aches thanks to yesterday's trip.. but it was worth it *_*"Aww... Glad to hear that you had fun! :)
Char wrote: "Jeshu wrote: "My whole body aches thanks to yesterday's trip.. but it was worth it *_*"Aww... Glad to hear that you had fun! :)"
It was awesome!!! And we had a very nice day despite the wind :) We also filled our stomachs with food, so it was quite a perfect day
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It sounds like a day out in Wales! xD I 'm relly pleased you enjoyed yourself.
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Char, I think I may need help - I was just poking through my little sister's 'read' list on here and noticed something...She's given 'City of Bones' 5 stars and Twilight 4!! How can I help her out of this :O
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She's given 'City of Bones' 5 stars and Twilight 4!! How can I help her out..."
Run away screaming!
Hayley wrote: "Char, I think I may need help - I was just poking through my little sister's 'read' list on here and noticed something...She's given 'City of Bones' 5 stars and Twilight 4!! How can I help her out..."
OMG! :O I can see your issue. May I suggest giving her some decent YA books? I love
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Rea wrote: "Run away screaming!"But I dost love my little sister so much, she just needs help and guidance!
Char wrote: "OMG! :O I can see your issue. May I suggest giving her some decent YA books? I love Between Shades of Gray the best but if that fails give her The Book Thief. She needs educating! "
Thanks hun, think I may check with big sis if she's handed over the Book Thief to her. But will definitely check out the second book for her - maybe as an xmas pressie!
Btw she's on my friends list as Freya (as that is her name... obv :S) so feel free to say 'hi' and drop hints she's being brainwashed by bad books/authors ;D
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Hayley wrote: "Rea wrote: "Run away screaming!"But I dost love my little sister so much, she just needs help and guidance!
Char wrote: "OMG! :O I can see your issue. May I suggest giving her some decent YA bo..."
I'm gonna go check out her lists now to see how far gone she really is. The poor thing. She should join the group and chat with us. She will soon learn of good books. :D
Yes! When she's not busy studying for her IB I shall send her an invite to this group, she needs our guidance (and she has 2 big sisters who have always been willing to pass down books to her :D)Thanks for the suggestions, shall have a look for christmas (can't trust the vouchers not be used for evil!)
Okay then. We shall take her under our wings. (How many groups can you find where all 3 of the mods hate Twilight, VA & Mortal Instruments? Not many I bet. :P)That's right! Don't give her vouchers. Buy the actual books. :P
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No, never trust book vouchers. They'll just be used for more Cassandra Clare and Stephenie Meyer! Can't be funding that!
Thanks so much - with me down here and her at boarding school up north it's a bit of a toughie seeing ehr enough to influence her (tho' I did well with the manga love, guilty pleasure passed on ;D)Invite sent, now to get her online to join :P
Rea wrote: "Yes, we shall help her see the light!No, never trust book vouchers. They'll just be used for more Cassandra Clare and Stephenie Meyer! Can't be funding that!"
Hehe, time shall be spent in book shops reading the backs before I pass them on to her (though may pass on Jamrach's Menagerie, she's up to reading that!) But will definitely buy her one or two and make one be the first of a series (mwuahahaha!)
Mwhaha! Get her to join us on the dark side! :P
Char wrote: "Mwhaha! Get her to join us on the dark side! :P"I'd offer her cookies but she's already over on our family and holds the monopoly on them :(
She just needs to know good from bad ;)
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Rea wrote: "I'm not sure we can really be considered the dark side... unless truly awful bullsh- literature is considered the light side!"Teehee, true, that should be considered the dark side then maybe?
I just want her back on my side, our side, the right freaking side :P
Oh. I'm disappointed. I wanted to be the bad guy, stealing sales from mainstream YA. I'll just go hide in a corner.
Char wrote: "Oh. I'm disappointed. I wanted to be the bad guy, stealing sales from mainstream YA. I'll just go hide in a corner."I'm sure you still can be if you put it like that... have a cookie :) We just need her to get to the good books and help the decent authors who are overshadowed by big horrid overlord authors/publishers!
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Yay! *takes cookie* :) Yes we do! We'll hunt them down and make her read them! xD We will put good YA back on the map. :D
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Woo! We have a plan of action to annoy the overlords!Let's make cookies (I say that but I'm actually sorting out my new bookcase at the mo'!)
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I have sugar but no eggs - sorry, I fail :(
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Blame Arie for not letting us have cookies!! (poor bloke doesn't even realise he's getting the blame yet!)
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They were awesome. xD He was RT'd on to my feed. Haha, so he doesn't go into the grey areas and that annoys you.