[bksvol-discuss] Re: To Jamie Yates A few queries if I may while proofreading a book of her's
- From: Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:29:06 -0600
Hi Lissi!
I leave the price in also. I like completeness even though it is not the
text of the book and when I've read a book with the optacon years ago, I
remember reading the price and thought that was cool to find.
Debby
At 10:11 PM 12/29/2009, Estelnalissi wrote
Dear Chela,
I've read 6 of the Mitford books and can tell you that the th is correct
for the, though there might be an apostrophe like for the. It's part of
the author's interpretation of the North Carolina accent. Some people have
found the Mitford books difficult to proof because many more words in
addition to the are spelled untraditionally as part of that accent, so I'd
advise that you leave most words as you find them, or get a copy of the book.
About leaving the price of the book. I leave them in. When a sighted
reader examines a book jacket, they see the price. I think it's
interesting to know the cost of a book. Besides satisfying my curiosity
about how much people spent who bought the book to read it in print, it
reminds me of how lucky we are to have books at little or no cost from
Bookshare.
I'm almost finished proofing the 28 books in the Making Out series, also
scanned by Jamie. They are paperbacks that only cost $4 each, which was
their price in the mid-nineties, but that would be $112 plus tax for the
set, less than half the price of a year's membership to Bookshare. Your
post just caused me to reflect about how Bookshare at full price is the
bargain of a lifetime!
Always with love,
Lissi
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From: <mailto:cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx>Chela Robles
To: <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 8:43 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] To Jamie Yates A few queries if I may while
proofreading a book of her's
Hello Jamie Yates I'm currently proofreading Esther's Gift: A Mitford
Christmas Story and I have a few questions for you. First of all, I took
out the Dollar amount it cost to purchase the book if you don't mind
since it is not part of the text, and second I keep seeing "th'" instead
of "the" in dialog, is that meant to be the way it is or is there an 'e'
missing somewhere?
Thanks,
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days, only you know, and more than three days without practicing, girl
you better look out, because everyone will know!"
Today, I find myself constantly saying those words, just to get myself
going, to not give up, and it works. Since I learned to play the trumpet
at the tender age of 10, I have spent so much passion and much diligence
with that instrument that I will not give up on it. Sometimes my
instrument puts me into awkward situations where I feel like they won't
ever end, but the trumpet gives me a lot of hope with the majestic,
crystal-clear sound it brings to my ears.
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