tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post4037593326328814324..comments2024-03-17T03:15:19.814-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: Brain FoodSuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-72042645706294297152015-11-16T14:58:28.168-05:002015-11-16T14:58:28.168-05:00Can I just say, OH MY LORDY that book by Oren is 8...Can I just say, OH MY LORDY that book by Oren is 864 pages. That's a lotta non-fiction. But I do love reading non-fiction. And yes, editing has fallen by the wayside. I've noticed it in newer books.Common Household Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715969218648104267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-90272024709854126242015-11-14T21:24:10.449-05:002015-11-14T21:24:10.449-05:00I feel like editing is a cost-cutting corner publi...I feel like editing is a cost-cutting corner publishers now rely on, a pity. I notice more and more errors in books I read and it makes me sad.<br />Don't you feel smart reading nonfiction? I always do. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-87154603901864237562015-11-13T17:29:10.472-05:002015-11-13T17:29:10.472-05:00Oh...and I'm sorry that you are still sick. H...Oh...and I'm sorry that you are still sick. Hope you feel better soon.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-48234773782353220182015-11-13T17:28:45.371-05:002015-11-13T17:28:45.371-05:00I get that mistakes happen - but OMG am I so tired...I get that mistakes happen - but OMG am I so tired to the slacker English that people think is ok today. One of the local radio stations is doing some kind of promotion where they give you a word to text in when you hear whatever song and you could win. Not bad. Until they give the word "the" or "window" and then proceed to SPELL THE WORD OUT TO THE LISTENERS....my assumption is because people are becoming too stupid to spell anymore. So why would they need grammar, syntax or punctuation?Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-56706336680711845902015-11-13T10:46:50.023-05:002015-11-13T10:46:50.023-05:00Editing is, I'm afraid, on the way out. Engli...Editing is, I'm afraid, on the way out. English teachers don't know the fundamentals of English grammar & composition so can't teach it; spell check has overtaken the dictionary; people read phonetically and spell the same way... In short, it's a hot mess.<br /><br />When I'm bothered to read on the kindle I'm constantly sending in spelling errors and occasionally ask why this is happening when that happened some time back in the book so the current action couldn't have happened. Just call me a frustrated editor.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896225590676052139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-10437717847009010352015-11-13T01:03:06.490-05:002015-11-13T01:03:06.490-05:00I saw an advertisement for that book somewhere, pe...I saw an advertisement for that book somewhere, perhaps a church website (PCUSA or United Methodists or something like that) and it looked interesting. Your blog post makes me want to read it. <br />I suspect editors rely too much upon spell check these days. Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08965093440928340819noreply@blogger.com