Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Dangling modifiers are equal opportunity!


Blind people like to proofread too. I am sure the readers will especially enjoy this sentence, which made me laugh out loud and forced a re-take:

(from a cookbook)

Remove, and while still warm, squeeze garlic out of roasted head.
This is a good trick. And like Julia Child used to say, you can prepare it ahead of time.


(go ahead, Jay, the floor is yours.)

2 comments:

  1. Thanks! I needed a laugh.

    kit

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  2. I do have to admit that I like it when my modifiers dangle...

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