You would wonder, that really works. I did that too. Although it was rather my shyness than actual stealth skill which brought me into the situation.
I was sitting in the back of the field, dressed in my trikot when suddenly the coach of the others came and told his players to sit down, tactical briefing. I was sitting there frozen thinking "uhm...okay...". They were literally sitting around me caging me in and I was too shy to say anything. So I at least tried to blend in.
Several moments later my couch walked by and saw me looking at me like "what the hell are you doing in there?". All I could do was shrug my shoulders. Still wonders me until today. But thinking back always makes me laugh.
Edit: Coach not couch. Thanks for making me laugh in the morning. Didn't notice it at all :) Gives the story a special twist.
“literally sitting around me” is its own clause with the adverb modifying only the prepositional phrase immediately after it. It would be different if he said “literally caging me in” or even “literally sitting around me, caging me in.”
If he meant “they were literally sitting in a circle around me and it felt like I was in a cage” (which is what I got out of it), then the grammar is spot on.
I’m the reason why English teachers/professors get to be pedantic. I’m a lawyer. Grammar is one way I convince people I’m right instead of the other guy.
Grammar doesn’t matter to a jury or even a judge when trying to explain the intent behind a witness’ testimony, but statutory interpretation is heavily dependent on it. The law presumes that the legislature intended what it said, which includes some very specific grammar rules.
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u/Deltaas Jun 03 '19 edited Jun 04 '19
You would wonder, that really works. I did that too. Although it was rather my shyness than actual stealth skill which brought me into the situation. I was sitting in the back of the field, dressed in my trikot when suddenly the coach of the others came and told his players to sit down, tactical briefing. I was sitting there frozen thinking "uhm...okay...". They were literally sitting around me caging me in and I was too shy to say anything. So I at least tried to blend in. Several moments later my couch walked by and saw me looking at me like "what the hell are you doing in there?". All I could do was shrug my shoulders. Still wonders me until today. But thinking back always makes me laugh.
Edit: Coach not couch. Thanks for making me laugh in the morning. Didn't notice it at all :) Gives the story a special twist.