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Editing THE TOMB / RAKOSHI - Noelie - 06-30-2004
Quote:However I still have a blind spot where adverse/averse are concerned, and you may see it again
And all this time, I figured it was an editing mistake. :p
You know the one that I hate? Should of instead of should've or should have. Hate hate hate. HATE. I hate it. I've read several books where they used "should of" throughout, and I can never figure out if it's an author mistake, or an editor mistake, but it drives me crazy.
P.S. And I don't mean one isolated incident when it's written as something a character would actually say. That I can understand. I mean when it's used throughout the book.
Editing THE TOMB / RAKOSHI - jimbow8 - 06-30-2004
Noelie Wrote:And all this time, I figured it was an editing mistake. :pI agree. 'Could of' also. And if you are gonna be sloppy about it then just use 'shoulda' or 'coulda.' At least that is acceptable as more of a slang contraction, at least in my (humble) opinion.
You know the one that I hate? Should of instead of should've or should have. Hate hate hate. HATE. I hate it. I've read several books where they used "should of" throughout, and I can never figure out if it's an author mistake, or an editor mistake, but it drives me crazy.
P.S. And I don't mean one isolated incident when it's written as something a character would actually say. That I can understand. I mean when it's used throughout the book.
I am reading Under the Overtree by James A Moore. It is a good (possibly great book - haven't finished it yet) book, but the guy uses commas like crazy. He just throws them into the middle of a sentence. What the #@%$!!! This guy seriously needs a new editor.
Editing THE TOMB / RAKOSHI - Matthew Smith - 06-30-2004
Because of this thread, I've felt compelled to pull my much-read copy of Strunk and White's "Elements of Style" down from the shelf and re-read it from cover to cover.
Now I've got to go back through all of my work and fix my atrocious grammar.
--Matthew
Editing THE TOMB / RAKOSHI - cyber-jack - 06-30-2004
Matthew Smith Wrote:Because of this thread, I've felt compelled to pull my much-read copy of Strunk and White's "Elements of Style" down from the shelf and re-read it from cover to cover.
Now I've got to go back through all of my work and fix my atrocious grammar.
--Matthew
You know, re-reading "The Elements of Style" is probably not a bad idea, especially with that Borderlands Boot Camp just around the corner...
Editing THE TOMB / RAKOSHI - Sam - 06-30-2004
jimbow8 Wrote:but the guy uses commas like crazy. He just throws them into the middle of a sentence. What the #@%$!!! This guy seriously needs a new editor.Hmmmm....., A book written, in that way, oughta make for, interesting reading, not-would it,?
Editing THE TOMB / RAKOSHI - fpw - 06-30-2004
jimbow8 Wrote:the guy uses commas like crazy. He just throws them into the middle of a sentence. What the #@%$!!! This guy seriously needs a new editor.
A commakaze! (Pace, Kenji).
Editing THE TOMB / RAKOSHI - Biggles - 06-30-2004
fpw Wrote:A commakaze! (Pace, Kenji).
He could become commatose!
Editing THE TOMB / RAKOSHI - Lisa - 07-01-2004
Everyone comma down. You're acting like the guy commatted murder.
Heh. Heh.
Lisa
Editing THE TOMB / RAKOSHI - Noelie - 07-01-2004
Maybe he should of used some semi-colons, instead of all commas.
Editing THE TOMB / RAKOSHI - Kenji - 07-01-2004
fpw Wrote:A commakaze! (Pace, Kenji).
commakaze? Is it a comma + kamikaze? :confused: