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Grammar and Linguistics > Explain, please.
Explain, please.
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Alyona C.
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Explain, please.
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Hi, friends.
Could you explain the phrase "Don �t turn a book upon its clear face".
Thanks in advance.
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6 Oct 2010
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almaz
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Sounds like a classic Google (mis) translation. What was the original language? |
6 Oct 2010
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Alyona C.
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It �s a poem by B. Walker.
Since books are friends,
They need much care.
When you �re reading them,
Be good to them and fair.
Use book-marks
To hold your place,
And don �t turn a book
Upon its clear face.
Remember, children, then:
Books are ment to read,
Not cut or colour them.
No, really never indeed!
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6 Oct 2010
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sulekra
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It means that you shouldn �t let the book�s paper touch another surface, such as when you turn an open book over on a table so that you don �t lose you place. He wants you to use a bookmark and close the book instead, so that the pages don �t get dirty I �m guessing...
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6 Oct 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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I agree with sulekra. The poet wants us to treat our books with care! ;)) |
6 Oct 2010
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libertybelle
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He doesn �t want you to turn the book face down. It ruins the spine of the book.
I remember my teachers always said to turn the pages on the top right corner and not "thumb" my through a book!
Here is a picture of an open book face down.
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6 Oct 2010
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almaz
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I �m sorry, I can understand the relative importance of treating a book with due care and respect but who is B. Walker and what happened to the scansion? |
6 Oct 2010
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