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Poor Editing
Or at least that is what I think is to blame. I read a book last week that was a cheapie from Kindle. It was a decent story, nothing fantastic but entertaining.
The only thing that really bothered me was her use of lied vs lay/laid.
She kept referring to the character as she "lied in bed". I am not perfect with spelling and grammer etc but it really irked me. I can't believe it never got picked up by her advance readers or editor or whatever.
Anyone else noticing this lately with their books? Does it bother you?
The only thing that really bothered me was her use of lied vs lay/laid.
She kept referring to the character as she "lied in bed". I am not perfect with spelling and grammer etc but it really irked me. I can't believe it never got picked up by her advance readers or editor or whatever.
Anyone else noticing this lately with their books? Does it bother you?
Re: Poor Editing
I had to stop reading Circle of Friends years ago because of punctuation problems. They irritated me so much I couldn't concentrate on the book.
The Vince Flynn thrillers also had editorial problems. Without even looking hard, my friend found at least 15 pretty obvious errors.
I had to stop reading a self-published book not long ago because of the consistent use of an apostrophe to make plurals. I mean, c'mon. A third grader knows that you don't go hang out with four of your friend's.
But maybe not. I have cousin's who are in high school, a cousin in college, and a other whom is first grade teacher and all of their FaceBook post's drive me batshit insane.
I want to correct all of their grammar all the time but it's not worth looking like an asshat. Maybe they're autocorrects?
I always say in my head, "people lie. things lay" before I write one of those words. lol!!!
(Edit - WTF happened to my siggy? It was *just* there?!?!)
It's annoying for sure.
my read shelf:
Well both of those are wrong!!!
It's either Lorelei or Lorelai! hahaha!!!
(If my siggy hadn't disappeared, you would have seen that my youngest is Lorelei!)