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Discussion Groups / English Usage / March 2010McCarthy: swung the bed sideways
Hello: "swung the bed sideways with one hand" did he lift the bed, then moved it to a side, rotating it in fact around one of the bedposts? --- Moss crossed the room and took hold of the footpost of the bed and swung the bed sideways with one hand. The document case stood there in the dust. He picked it up. The man didnt even seem to notice. His thoughts seemed elsewhere. Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men, p. 112 --- -- Thanks. Marius Hancu " > Hello: > > "swung the bed sideways with one hand" > did he lift the bed, then moved it to a side, rotating it in fact > around one of the bedposts? I'd say so  SignatureJohn Dean Oxford > --- > Moss crossed the room and took hold of the footpost of the bed and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men, p. 112 > --- > > "swung the bed sideways with one hand" > > did he lift the bed, then moved it to a side, rotating it in fact [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > > Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men, p. 112 Thank you. I guess you read all of McCarthy, did you?:-) Marius Hancu >>> "swung the bed sideways with one hand" >>> did he lift the bed, then moved it to a side, rotating it in fact [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > I guess you read all of McCarthy, did you?:-) > Marius Hancu I think so. I even have a copy of his play "The Stonemason". SignatureJohn Dean Oxford >Hello: > >"swung the bed sideways with one hand" >did he lift the bed, then moved it to a side, rotating it in fact >around one of the bedposts? He may not have lifted the bed very much, just pushed it. It would probably have rotated around the headpost/leg diagonally opposite from the corner where he gripped the bed. >--- >Moss crossed the room and took hold of the footpost of the bed and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men, p. 112 >--- SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) On Mar 29, 7:09 pm, "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <m...@peterduncanson.net> wrote: > >"swung the bed sideways with one hand" > >did he lift the bed, then moved it to a side, rotating it in fact [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > probably have rotated around the headpost/leg diagonally opposite from > the corner where he gripped the bed. I can agree on your mechanics:-) Thanks. Marius Hancu >Hello: > >"swung the bed sideways with one hand" >did he lift the bed, then moved it to a side, rotating it in fact >around one of the bedposts? Shades of PTD sliding his tool bar to the side! I would say the bed pivoted on headboard leg diametrically opposite of the grabbed footpost leg. Just enough lifting to allow movement. >--- >Moss crossed the room and took hold of the footpost of the bed and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men, p. 112 >--- SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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