Grammar Discussions

[AuSammy]

Jeez. Not a good look.

 

[DejaBrew]

Jeez. Not a good look.
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Checks out

 

[AuSammy]

 

[AuSammy]

 

[Buzzard]

 

[VPS]

I’m not sure how an etymologist would be able to assist a police officer. An entomologist may be able to.

 

[AuSammy]

I’m not sure how an etymologist would be able to assist a police officer. An entomologist may be able to.

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Might be able to help them look up the right word

 

[DejaBrew]

I’m not sure how an etymologist would be able to assist a police officer. An entomologist may be able to.

Admittedly this gem was via ChatGPT rather than my own noggin' -:

An entomologist studies how insects colonise a body.

An etymologist studies how words colonise a language.

Both deal in evolution.
Both track timelines.
Both look for tiny details others miss.

One examines larvae.
The other examines lexemes.

And in a pinch, the etymologist can at least explain why the detective keeps calling them the wrong thing.

 

[VPS]

How does an editor let something like that through?

 

[Brissy1]

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Agree, soon after leaving home and fending for myself I went into the butcher, looked around and asked for some "mi-nute" steak. Didn't know why he was laughing, minute steak was on the sign.

 

[Julesmac]

I've just finished a Lee Child/Jack Reacher called 'Exit Strategy' . Are there no editors any more? I noted in an action scene that he refers to men as 'guys' ; well I noticed one, then several, and then I was so irritated I started counting. I also wrote the page numbers so that when I write the email to the publisher they can go straight to the relevant pages. So, we have the word count for 'guys' per page - 6, 6, 7, 7, 8 ,4 ,4 ,3 ,3 , 7, 9, 6, 7 .There must have been a fair bit of action on a couple of pages where it was used 8 & 9 times. Of course it totally ruined the book for me! It's really sloppy and irritated me no end. I'm thinking of offering me services to the publisher. I note now that Lee Child has a brother and/or son collaborating - and it is so easy to tell another voice is narrating. Anyway that's me grumble for the night

 

[Beano]

Me like a good read too!

 

[VPS]

I've just finished a Lee Child/Jack Reacher called 'Exit Strategy' . Are there no editors any more? I noted in an action scene that he refers to men as 'guys' ; well I noticed one, then several, and then I was so irritated I started counting. I also wrote the page numbers so that when I write the email to the publisher they can go straight to the relevant pages. So, we have the word count for 'guys' per page - 6, 6, 7, 7, 8 ,4 ,4 ,3 ,3 , 7, 9, 6, 7 .There must have been a fair bit of action on a couple of pages where it was used 8 & 9 times. Of course it totally ruined the book for me! It's really sloppy and irritated me no end. I'm thinking of offering me services to the publisher. I note now that Lee Child has a brother and/or son collaborating - and it is so easy to tell another voice is narrating. Anyway that's me grumble for the night

His brother is writing them now and I’ve given up

 

[AuSammy]

I've just finished a Lee Child/Jack Reacher called 'Exit Strategy' . Are there no editors any more? I noted in an action scene that he refers to men as 'guys' ; well I noticed one, then several, and then I was so irritated I started counting. I also wrote the page numbers so that when I write the email to the publisher they can go straight to the relevant pages. So, we have the word count for 'guys' per page - 6, 6, 7, 7, 8 ,4 ,4 ,3 ,3 , 7, 9, 6, 7 .There must have been a fair bit of action on a couple of pages where it was used 8 & 9 times. Of course it totally ruined the book for me! It's really sloppy and irritated me no end. I'm thinking of offering me services to the publisher. I note now that Lee Child has a brother and/or son collaborating - and it is so easy to tell another voice is narrating. Anyway that's me grumble for the night

Perhaps you meant my grumble for the night

 

[Beano]

and "my" services!