[bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages.
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:33:01 -0800 (PST)
You and me, both, Sue! I cringe every time I see an obvious editing error, and
some books are AWFUL! Still, I am a rule follower. Every once in a while,
though, I write to a publisher about poor editing to get it off my chest. Not
sure if Charisma stiller ears, but she wrote an author about mistakes in her
books with a list and she did fix it in a subsequent reprint.
So, if you need vent your frustration, maybe it's best to approach the author
and publishers. Smiles.
Valerie
From: Sue Stevens <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Wed, February 15, 2012 11:57:20 PM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages.
>
>
>Thanks, Valerie. That does make sense to me. Now I understand why we are
>supposed to change hyphenated words but not actual printed words. But I have
>to tell you I will wince every time I see something like, “What rime is it?”
>(smile)
>
>Sue S.
>
>From: Valerie Maples
>Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:44 PM
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages.
> Dear Sue;
>
>I think it is readability and the chance that a missed hyphen or page
>number/break being announced would ruin the word being comprehended. An
>author
>never hyphenates words like that, it is purely a product of the printing
>process. a Misprinted word, on the other hand, is something the editor or
>someone else missed along the way, so we cannot change it. At least that is
>my
>take, for what it is worth...
> Valerie
>
>From: Sue Stevens <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Wed, February 15, 2012 4:58:58 PM
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages.
>>
>>
>>Well, you know, I don’t get it. Some things we are allowed tochange, even
>>though we are told we cannot tamper with books as published; whereas, if
>>we
>>see a scanno and it is in the print book, we cannot change it. To me,
>>that
>>doesn’t sound logical. Why are we allowed to change hyphenated words?
>>Don’t
>>get me wrong; I have always done that, but I still don’t see the logic.
>>
>>Sue S.
>>
>>From: Jamie Yates, CPhT
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4:19 PM
>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages.
>> I see it all the time when scanning books. Just because word processors
>>don't do it, doesn't mean books don't do it.
>>
>>--
>>Jamie in Michigan
>>
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