Not to contradict her but simply give another opinion...
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Shaking hands that no longer work,
Yes, at first this line caught me off guard. You imagine someone shaking with hands that do not work, which is what Colly-dearest changed it to. But then I thought for a second, and I understood what you meant. The confusion comes from the dual meaning of "shaking hands" hands that are shaking, and the action/greeting of shaking hands. To fix this, change the word "shaking" to something else.
OMG Clau that makes so much more sense! Good catch...Yes, definitely change shaking to something else, or there will be people like me going, "Wha? People's hands no longer work when you shake them?"
I agree wholeheartedly with whence. Word choice can make or break a piece of writing. I believe he also expressed something I said before; give a particular situation in which this happens. It is rather vague.
-Colleen
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