tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post125400535842545433..comments2023-12-06T19:46:26.522-05:00Comments on The Greenbelt: Not quite the right word, book 2The Ridger, FCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-36310271525787672172011-04-20T08:58:11.051-04:002011-04-20T08:58:11.051-04:00Oops, that was my comment above. Sorry, I forgot ...Oops, that was my comment above. Sorry, I forgot to type in my name before hitting "Publish your comment."Kathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-10076757419498200642011-04-20T05:55:17.788-04:002011-04-20T05:55:17.788-04:00Indeed, vowel sounds, like "an" in Engli...Indeed, vowel sounds, like "an" in English (an hour, a one-day course).<br /><br />They did. Not to say I haven't seen typos in professionally, house-published books, because I have. But I don't remember such a quantity before.<br /><br />Also, the ones of hers alone that I've read don't suffer like this. It leads me to wonder if he's doing the actual writing on these - maybe she should look over the manuscripts if they can't get a real proofreader?The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-32589760499266866862011-04-19T23:31:06.705-04:002011-04-19T23:31:06.705-04:00The d' only comes in front of vowel SOUNDS in ...The d' only comes in front of vowel SOUNDS in French -- thus, e.g., "table d'hôte" (with a silent "h"):<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_d%27h%C3%B4te<br /><br />"coup d'gras": striking a target with some foie gras? ;-)))<br /><br />Did the Jacksons self-publish this "Book of Dreams" perchance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com