tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639623545191453228.post5514991708289344703..comments2023-11-02T16:05:37.315+00:00Comments on Dust In The Spotlight: I Need An EditorNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853240104114309787noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639623545191453228.post-73369728033078882122009-03-28T15:55:00.000+00:002009-03-28T15:55:00.000+00:00I agree totally. Anybody who has put that much eff...I agree totally. Anybody who has put that much effort and thought into creating something will hold it dearly while editors also believe they are improving on the work. Never the twain shall meet, as they say. Great blog by the way. Ireland and censorship was a cracking post!Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853240104114309787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639623545191453228.post-64283254128469993292009-03-28T13:40:00.000+00:002009-03-28T13:40:00.000+00:00Ironically, my last comment was very unclear. I me...Ironically, my last comment was very unclear. I meant that there were (and always are) irreconcilable differences not just between writers and grammarians, but among them. Look at Bernard Shaw's hatred for apostrophes, for example, or Shakespeare's inconsistency in spelling his own name.Stanhttp://stancarey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639623545191453228.post-54114651213131354862009-03-28T13:16:00.000+00:002009-03-28T13:16:00.000+00:00Ah yes, the clash of the titans! Writers vs. edito...Ah yes, the clash of the titans! Writers vs. editors, and somehow I'm always caught in the middle...Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853240104114309787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639623545191453228.post-19921541990412290882009-03-27T19:59:00.000+00:002009-03-27T19:59:00.000+00:00It depends on the rule, but there are fewer iron-c...It depends on the rule, but there are fewer iron-clad ones than is sometimes supposed. Rules and guidelines change over time, and at any one time grammarians and great writers differ in how they interpret the rules!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639623545191453228.post-62340481941089657332009-03-27T16:30:00.000+00:002009-03-27T16:30:00.000+00:00Good point. Dogmatism is always unhelpful in nearl...Good point. Dogmatism is always unhelpful in nearly every walk of life. However with editing (and I may be wrong) doesn't that iron rule have to exist especially to ensure consistency across large volumes of work even at the cost of meaning?Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853240104114309787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639623545191453228.post-50541541164322793142009-03-27T15:59:00.000+00:002009-03-27T15:59:00.000+00:00For sure, she writes a lot of sense a lot of the t...For sure, she writes a lot of sense a lot of the time. Her dogmatism is unhelpful though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639623545191453228.post-18318427457369192602009-03-27T15:40:00.000+00:002009-03-27T15:40:00.000+00:00Stan,Yeah Truss is a little bit out there alright,...Stan,<BR/>Yeah Truss is a little bit out there alright, but I do feel that some of what she says has value. Obviously she takes it too far but for the panda joke alone it was worth it!Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853240104114309787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639623545191453228.post-72278287286042179792009-03-27T14:23:00.000+00:002009-03-27T14:23:00.000+00:00Hello Neil. Truss is a bit of an extremist, and he...Hello Neil. Truss is a bit of an extremist, and her ideas lack historical context. You need an <A HREF="http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/06/28/040628crbo_books1?currentPage=all" REL="nofollow">antidote</A>!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639623545191453228.post-13356008038201349632009-03-26T09:17:00.000+00:002009-03-26T09:17:00.000+00:00Ah I think I struggle with English in generalAh I think I struggle with English in generalNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853240104114309787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639623545191453228.post-76701927912434351602009-03-25T23:48:00.000+00:002009-03-25T23:48:00.000+00:00Apostrophe use confuses the arse off me.I definite...Apostrophe use confuses the arse off me.<BR/>I definitely must have truanted apostrophe day!Sleepyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851172321023922107noreply@blogger.com