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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Sweet Saturday Sample: Fortuna

My sample today comes from my current WIP where we see my hero having some difficulty explaining the name of his farm to a new acquaintance. Rocky is a former professional wrestler.



At the conclusion of the service, a woman seated nearby made her way to them and held out her hand. “Welcome to Holy Cross. I’m Wanda Meadows.”

They shook hands with her. “I’m Rocky Brooks, and this is my fiancĂ©e, Aimee Sherwood.”

“Oh, you’re the people who bought Four Tuna. I read about finding the cemetery and the discovery of the property’s name. It made the front page of the local paper.”

Rocky shook his head. “It’s Fortuna, not Four Tuna.”

“Oh, I get it. It’s one word. Fourtuna.”

“No, Fortuna. For not four.”

Wanda beamed at Rocky. “That’s right. Fourtuna.”

Rocky gave up.
 
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6 comments:

  1. Ha-ha...love how the words create such a misunderstanding...the dialogue is intriguing.

    Thanks for sharing, and here's
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  2. Language can be such a challenge! LOL Loved the dialogue! Wonder if they'll ever get it right? :)

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  3. Hope they figure it out! Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Thanks for coming, everyone. I hope you enjoyed my sample.

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  5. Cute sample! Who hasn't misheard something when they've never seen it written out?

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  6. LOL I think they ought to go with four tuna. I can picture the logo... Great Sample, Elaine!

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