Rrr Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) . Edited January 27, 2020 by Rrr out of date Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Thinksmart Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Thanks. Will go take a look. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Rimmer Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 If you read what Steve Sayles posted on Facebook, you’ve read most of the book before. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Davemac3 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 don't think he'll thank you for saying that Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve S 60 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I've had "a look inside" and it wasn't pretty. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Timillustrator Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 There's some horrific typos in that preview and some dodgy punctuation. Looks like no one proofread it. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Amsterdam Russ Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, Timillustrator said: There's some horrific typos in that preview and some dodgy punctuation. There are some horrific typos in that preview and some dodgy punctuation. 3 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Timillustrator Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Nice one, if I ever write a book I know who to ask (or should that be whom?). Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve S 60 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 11 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said: There are some horrific typos in that preview and some dodgy punctuation. Comma required after 'preview'. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Amsterdam Russ Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 33 minutes ago, Steve S 60 said: Comma required after 'preview'. But only if it's felt an Oxford comma is necessary. If the sentence was longer, and the subjects or clauses more complicated, then the comma would help clarify meaning for the reader. In an informal context - which this is - readers can understand what is meant without the Oxford comma easily enough, so the lack of it can be readily accepted and excused. Clarity of meaning in the minds of readers trumps the sometimes arcane rules of overly complicated English grammar. 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Kegsy Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Amsterdam Russ said: But only if it's felt an Oxford comma is necessary. If the sentence was longer, and the subjects or clauses more complicated, then the comma would help clarify meaning for the reader. In an informal context - which this is - readers can understand what is meant without the Oxford comma easily enough, so the lack of it can be readily accepted and excused. Clarity of meaning in the minds of readers trumps the sometimes arcane rules of overly complicated English grammar. Can you put that through Google translate for the benefit of the rest of us ?. Is an Oxford comma a bit like a Bedford van ?. Edited August 30, 2018 by Kegsy 3 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve S 60 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Amsterdam Russ said: But only if it's felt an Oxford comma is necessary. If the sentence was longer, and the subjects or clauses more complicated, then the comma would help clarify meaning for the reader. In an informal context - which this is - readers can understand what is meant without the Oxford comma easily enough, so the lack of it can be readily accepted and excused. Clarity of meaning in the minds of readers trumps the sometimes arcane rules of overly complicated English grammar. It certainly reads better with the comma. Unfortunately, no amount of punctuation is going to improve the actual content in this book, judging by the samples I've read. Edited August 30, 2018 by Steve S 60 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Frankie Crocker Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Who is Steve Sayles? Why does the cover have the word “funky” on it? Too many Northern Soul books have suffered from poor spelling and lack of proof-reading so I hope this is attended to before publication. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve S 60 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, FRANKIE CROCKER said: Who is Steve Sayles? Why does the cover have the word “funky” on it? Too many Northern Soul books have suffered from poor spelling and lack of proof-reading so I hope this is attended to before publication. Assuming that the "Look Inside" feature on the Amazon website takes you inside the finished product, then no, it hasn't been attended to before publication. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Spain pete Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Think I'll just keep on listening and discovering SOUL MUSIC , my time is valuable Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Amsterdam Russ Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Kegsy said: Can you put that through Google translate for the benefit of the rest of us ?. Is an Oxford comma a bit like a Bedford van ?. Jeez. And there I was thinking you had a modicum of intelligence. The Oxford comma is nothing like a Bedford van. Think Mini Mayfair instead. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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