[bksvol-discuss] Re: British Books
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:32:36 -0800 (PST)
I do the same but I do what you suggested, Cindy, i.e., comment in the long
synopsis that the book has British spelling, vocabulary and punctuation. There
are other differences, too, besides the single instead of double quotations
mark for dialogue, e.g., they don't seem to put periods after titles of address
like Mr, Dr, etc.
For an amusing book about punctuation and the differences between English and
American, read Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to
Punctuation by Lynne Truss. It's in the collection
Cindy
--- On Sun, 11/9/08, Christina <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Christina <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: British Books
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, November 9, 2008, 6:45 PM
> Hi, Cindy. I leave the apostrophes there and I keep the
> spelling the way it is.
> I make a note of it in the comments so that Bookshare knows
> that that's the way the book is and not a bad submission
> or sloppy validation.
> Christina
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Reece"
> <cindyreece524@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 9:42 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] British Books
>
>
>
> Hi gang,
>
> I've been working on valadating a book written by a
> British author. I have a couple of questions.
>
> Should I note this in the synopsis or review because she is
> using some funny spellings. (smile)
>
> Also instead of the quotation marks being two lines - its
> one, like an apostrophy. I was wondering how this would work
> with a screen reader. I know it is the are different in
> braille. Would it be confussing?
>
> I know the mission is to stay as close to the book as
> possible, but it also needs to be readable.
>
> How have others addressed this quirk?
>
> The Other Cindy R
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