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Looks good! Paraphraps all seem in place and headers are there, and a couple more links added

Just be appreciative that you don't have to do a table...my 2nd ever entry had a big table and nearly put me off h2g2...if only i'd realised i could have copied and pasted earlier



I'll have a look over it later or tomorrow

In case you finished you here's some more

Entry: Skiing Tips - A87757014
Author: Rosie - U14551270

Glows with pride for Rosie

....SWOOOOSSHHHH.......SWOOOOSSHHHH

This is lovely - informative and light-hearted.

Almost makes me want to take up skiing. But not quite. The idea of jumping off at the top of the ski-lift would worry me.

Since I've never skied in my life, can you tell me what salopetes are?

The sentence beginning 'Far heavier than you had imagined' is a bit awkward. You might like to rephrase e.g. "You will then be handed your skis which will be extrordinarily heavy - far heavier than you imagined. You will then be shown how to carry them, balanced on one shoulder, tips up, and given the warning not to swing round too suddenly, as you will decapitate anybody in the near proximity."

I spent six weeks doing constant skiing when i was 10 (basically my parents threw me on my own to Switzerland...which seems rather harsh thinking about it now)
I became very good, black runs the whole thing
...the sheer thought makes me terrified now <runaway

What did you do to them to deserve that? I'm glad you had good enough instructors that you obviously got good at it, but i don't think I would have renewed your parent's parenting license.

10 years old is obviously a fearless time but really...

Well i was ahead of my time in primary school (oh the days when i was good at things) so i thoreticaly got sent (i assume i must have said yes at some stage but who remembers half their life back) to learn french,
...my skiing improved but my french didn't follow with it, and it never did improve

Thanks minorvogonpoet for you comments...I've altered the sentence and it does flow much better...

As for salopetes...they are the lovely warm, specially designed trousers for skiing. Do you think I need to put a footnote in explaining? If so - how do I do that??

hmm - you could just ask the sub-editor - but this is what I would do

First make the word 'salopettes' into italics, but only because it is a french word. And then, at the end of the word you need to put a footnote next to, you add the footnote comment inside the tags.

Don't leave a space between the tags, as the footnote should sit above the word you're explaining.


so it would be

salopettesLovely warm, specially designed trousers for skiing.

I hope that works, if you just cut and paste it.

Thanks!! Footnotes!!

Think I'm getting the hang of this computer-stuff !!

*quietly-pleased-with-myself-musing-moment *

No I haven't - just read it and salopettes is in the wrong place...watch this space..

done....

Congrats!
Since you're not eating it, I'll have that i left

I was eating the but very quietly like a - nom nom nom

I hadn't realised mice were good at skiing, must be your tips

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Well done Rosie! <cupcake



Are you planning your next Entry?

You could write something about the ride across Britain that your husband and son took part in? I know they're not doing it again, but is this an annual event?

Congrats!

oooo.... *sits in corner feeling dead chuffed*

Thanks.....

and.....*cough*....I haven't thought about what to 'do' next....gimme a break!!