Sometimes it's all about me....

[Rhona]

Yip! you read the title correctly - sometimes it IS all about me............and right now me needs a little bit of help... Before I ask my question; just a reminder to all you smart alecs out there - ''There's no such thing as a stupid question...'' and so............Is there such a word as 'vantage'? The context of the sentence is....

The midday sun streamed in through the large pane of glass, that went the full length of the café and made an ideal vantage point to watch the world go by.

Feel free to juggle the sentence about to get a more graphic picture - 

[Chris Macpherson]

hi young gaelic lass,

only thing i see in your sentence is that u are at an ADvantage to get the first beer to be served, we are all DISadvantaged in this respect as you  have a clear unobstructed view  and VANTAGE point over the said bar area as you are not one to frequent cafe's.

[Rhona]

Well hello there Mr. Macpherson - I do believe cafes in France serve beer, but as always I stand corrected if anyone dares correct me...............and so is there such a word as 'vantage' and does my sentence make sense?

[Rhona]

Tweaked the sentence a tad.............The midday sun streamed in through the large pane of glass which went the full length of the café, this made an ideal vantage point to watch the world go by......just a tad - but I think it reads better.....ANYONE???

[Chris Macpherson]

yes your sentence is correct and does make sense. look up the word in WIKIPEDIA and you will see a sentence used   

in   the similar context as your own.  e154

chris...............

[Rhona]

No interest in looking up WIKIPEDIA - I'm in the middle of writing a book you know.....when I'm rich and famous, you guys will say - ''Damn, I knew her when she was a regular Joe soap''  :emot26:

[Chris Macpherson]

u mean like J.K. RAWLINGS HARRY POTTER books? or IAN FLEMINGS' JAMES BOND?

[Rhona]

J.K.Rowlings is childs play and as for James Bond - Hah! I laugh at James Bond - Oh! No my friend, my book is not for the faint hearted - it will grip you totally from start to finish, and scare the beejesus out of ya.......and forever more you will sleep with the lights on!!!

[Chris Macpherson]

let me just remind you that JAMES BOND IS a true story. Such an active life!!!!!

[Rhona]

James Bond is boring............(sorry to any of his fans) - active or not, there's nothing there that makes you sit up and grip a cushion in front of your face, peaking out sporadically and swallowing down a squeal - and hoping against hope that the end will come quickly..............and so you can keep your Jimmy Bond.  e154

[barb (Fry)]

Hey Rhona

My 2 c is to consider for the reader, the fact that if the midday sun was streaming through the window was it not difficult to look at at the world through it.


who was watching from this vantage point where they inside looking out or outside looking in, where they sitting just as observed by the world as they were observing?

Sitting in the shaded area against the wall, facing the full length window of the cafe, gave ...... the perfect vantage point of observing the scene outside which was bathed in the midday sun, the seating was perfect as .... Huh any help. should I climb back into my cocoon now. 

[SandyB]

Barb  .. you back ?? a long sabbatical  from the site ?/   

[barb (Fry)]

 e154

[SandyB]

Ta .. good to see you again ..

[Rhona]

Barb - you're a genius, thanks a million..........always good to get a second opinion; I'll re-arrange that sentence - you're brilliant