Monday, September 24, 2007
Oh, my pitiful state!
Imagine my Pain and Suffering whilst reading Pamela after a career spent copy editing and proofreading various books. I am overwhelmed by the Capitalization of Nouns, the italic names, and the seemingly endless sentences! (Worse than Henry James!!!). Punctuation and spelling may be attributed to printers' needs, but woe to the modern reader who must leave her familiar routines aside in pursuit of her Degree.
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I concur! The 18th century grammar does take a bit getting used to and can distract from the actual story. I found myself in constant battle to focus on the story and not those pesky grammar oddities.
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