Yep, good article. That's exactly how I interpret the disposal of perfectly good and functional quotation marks: an affectation to make your work seem more important.
If an author thinks that I should spend more time than necessary on their novel, that indicates to me that they don't mind wasting my time. And if that's the case, why should I trust that the whole story won't be a waste of my time? :)
Such a lovely firestorm in the comments over there. I didn't realize there were people with such an irrational hatred of standard English punctuation - well, outside my high school English classes, anyway. ;-)
Yep, good article. That's exactly how I interpret the disposal of perfectly good and functional quotation marks: an affectation to make your work seem more important.
ReplyDeleteIf an author thinks that I should spend more time than necessary on their novel, that indicates to me that they don't mind wasting my time. And if that's the case, why should I trust that the whole story won't be a waste of my time? :)
Jami G.
Such a lovely firestorm in the comments over there. I didn't realize there were people with such an irrational hatred of standard English punctuation - well, outside my high school English classes, anyway. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHey Dave,
ReplyDeleteI've got a rat question for you (seriously) - I might be babysitting some. Email me, okay? :)
Thanks!
Jami G.