Originally Posted by: lyricchicWhen my irrepressible limbs had waded me far enough that the icy waters grazed my knees, the woman stopped.
Thesauruses can be treacherous. I don't know how well "irrepressible limbs" reads for you, but for me it's a little off...
But my lungs were not filled with rushing liquid death, instead my aching body was rewarded with much-needed air.
There's a fine line between the right words and overdone words. I'm just one person, but I think this sentence does a little more than simply skirt it.
I was blind, deaf, and without a sense of touch.
Try "blind, deaf, and numb."
