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To: Antoninus

May I suggest you give a cooling-off period, followed by editing, to your next installment? You’ve got Homophonia.


2 posted on 08/21/2007 9:03:58 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Private pay or private charity - live it, learn it, love it!)
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To: Tax-chick
Nahh. "Cooling off periods" only take me farther from my original impressions. I will be happy to eat my words in the reviews of the future books, though, if necessary. I'm going to refrain on making a judgment on the series as a whole until I'm finished Book VII.

I'm happy to squash the homophones, though.
3 posted on 08/21/2007 9:23:42 AM PDT by Antoninus (P!ss off a leftist wacko . . . have more kids.)
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To: Tax-chick
You’ve got Homophonia.

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You are just too clever. I had planned to comment on the homonym problem, as well, but your summation was brilliant.

6 posted on 08/21/2007 10:33:56 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Duncan Hunter in 2008!)
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To: Tax-chick; antonius

Chamber of Secrets, eh? Attempted murder, kidnapping, slavery, animal cruelty, bad table manners, theft. Did I miss any? The inter-racial dating doesn’t start until book 4.


9 posted on 08/21/2007 11:14:38 AM PDT by CholeraJoe ("Is the lion burning?")
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To: Tax-chick; BiggRedd; Antoninus

I meant “cooling-off” after writing, in order to see one’s homophones with a clear eye.

As the leader of the Typso and Allied Verbal Mayhem ping list, I have a set of shorthand diagnoses for grammatical gaffes: “Homophonia” is one of the most common problems, followed by “Comma Chaos.” Then there’s “Semicolitis,” for those inclined to Faulknerie.


13 posted on 08/21/2007 11:29:00 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Private pay or private charity - live it, learn it, love it!)
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