Wednesday, September 10, 2014

If Only

Earlier today my friend posted this on my Facebook wall:


I had a great deal of fun eating my mooched salmon (workshop leftovers) and playing with this sentence. The inflection and interpretation can also change the meaning of things.

She only told him that she loved him.
He makes this big impassioned speech or angry rant and her simple reply is her true affections

She told only him that she loved him.
She never told anyone else of her affections, either for fear of what others would think or because they weren't genuine.

She told him only that she loved him.
There needed to be more of an answer than simple words. What does she love about him?

She told him that only she loved him.
I feel like the next line should be "That changed things" or "That made all the difference."

She told him that she only loved him.
Sounds a bit more maternal and simple. Or it could be the end of a relationship where you realize love isn't all you need.

She told him that she loved only him.
I only have eyes for you baby.

Now I want to do this for other sentences. This is like mad libs for book nerds.

Music: Wrapped Up in Books by Belle and Sebastian

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