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I am: The Djembe Warrior Drummer Princess, The Belly Shaking Goddess, The Seeker, The Mystic, and The Writer in Quiescence.

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I vow to write in this blog at least ONCE a week about my journey as a writer. I promise that I shall conquer my fear of the Written Word and Blank Page/Screen. I will overcome the Writer's Block and will publish numerous times. I will grow as a writer and as a human being undeterred by the daily hardship and nuisance. (Yeah right....)

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Monday, January 17, 2011

Wonders of TOEFL

The following was taken from the wrong answer choices of TOEFL test (Test of English as a Foreign Language).  Now somebody please tell me what is REALLY wrong with the wording of these wonderful sentences. They sound like they belong in a Jane Austen novel. Why doesn't everyone start talking like that now? LOL

1.  Alfred Adams has not before lived without the company of his friends.

2.  The committee has met and it has formulated themselves some opinions.

3.  Having been served lunch, a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee.

4.  The chairman requested that with more carefulness the problem should be studied.

5.  She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; however, she was lacking in the amount of sugar.
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  1. MeJanuary 19, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Love them! Especially #2! Do you have more?

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  2. Lyubov YelinsonJanuary 24, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    No, I haven't found more yet. My favorite is #4, it sounds Yoda-ish.

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