Posted on 07/31/2012 2:09:12 PM PDT by Jeanette Pryor
“Democlesian”? Were you referring to the sword of Damocles?
Jasper’s is overpriced and we found the food just edible when we visited relatives in Kansas City....
Also, you wouldn’t “pour over a cookbook”, unless you were a sauce. The correct term would be “pore”, as in “I pored over Lidia’s cookbook”.
You need an editor.
Can’t figure out what makes her a food critic anyway....nothing on her blog to indicate such expertise....
Which is not to say KC doesn't have some fine dining establishments fit for a foodie. It does.
I have an Italian friend and asked him once where he likes to go for Italian food. He said, "my house." His point was why pay for overpriced pasta when he makes it better at home!
In a critical piece, one has to make sure not to make errors like those detailed above. It’s easy to become the butt of the joke if one is not careful.
To expect perfection from others while detailing their faults in a slapdash amalgamation of errors is hypocritical in the extreme. Ridiculous, even.
Democles was an Athenian orator. Damocles was the fellow with the sword dangling over his head. One letter makes the difference, but changes the reference from merely ham-handed to complete gibberish.
One of the most pretentious attempts at a dining and restaurant review I have ever seen.
Lidia’s was much better when they first opened, much better places to eat in Kansas City than at her place. Made the mistake of taking my Chevy Chase Brother in Law there and haven’t been back since.
Whomever this woman might be, she is the most obnoxious, arrogant eatery reviewer the world has every known. I wouldn’t let her recommend dog food. If she wants something really good, I heartily endorse the Country Eggs Benedict at Dagwood’s Diner on Southwest Boulevard, but I doubt that she would share my enthusiasm.
Heh. I noticed that, too. Poor English causes one to discount the writer's knowledge of, well, anything. Doesn't it.
Pretty snarky. The writing style makes you dislike the author so much you want to do the opposite of what they suggest and dine at Lidia’s.
Sure does. To be a writer, a person first has to be a reader. A discerning one. Using homonyms in each others place is a common error these days.
I’m convinced it’s because many people simply are not readers.They are used to a diet of pre-digested pap tickling their ears.
The distinction between words which sound alike but which have very different meanings is completely lost on them.
How baffling some things must be to them. Like children listening to the grownups talk.
I suspect spell-check and auto-correct have as much to do with the phenomenon. They make it just as easy to spell the wrong word correctly.
I suspect that’s part of it, though having never paid much attention to either, I must defer to your knowledge on the subject.
I love to write but I am a terrible “line-editor.”
Best to you!
I am so sorry you found this “snarky.” I was so unhappy with the experience when so many people told me I was going to heaven at Lidia's. I didn't mean any harm or disrespect. I think that we all hate the elitism that claims only experts have a right to an opinion about something we can all appreciate, like a good or terrible meal. Thank you for reading though!
I am so sorry you found this “snarky.” I was so unhappy with the experience when so many people told me I was going to heaven at Lidia's. I didn't mean any harm or disrespect. I think that we all hate the elitism that claims only experts have a right to an opinion about something we can all appreciate, like a good or terrible meal. Thank you for reading though!
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