Say, gorgeous flist!

9/13/14 06:12 pm
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Sneaked or snuck? :)
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9/13/14 10:51 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] chellexxx.livejournal.com
I like neither of them and avoid them both. They 'feel' wrong to me, no idea why??

What's the sentence that's troubling you?
xxx

it's this one!

9/14/14 01:23 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] roxymissrose.livejournal.com
He closed his eyes and a memory sneaked up on him, a long time ago—a decade gone by.

He closed his eyes and a memory crept up on him, a long time ago—a decade gone by.

Crept seems much less clunky than the original, right?
Edited 9/14/14 01:24 am (UTC)

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9/14/14 08:12 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] chellexxx.livejournal.com
Crept was the first word i thought of too!!!! I had no idea if it work in the context of the sentence though.
Your flist is rather awesome :)
'Great minds think alike' or 'Fools never differ', depending on your mood!!

xxx

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