tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post4260128010965536555..comments2024-03-27T03:22:46.572-07:00Comments on The Cat's Meat Shop: A Correct LikenessLee Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-87718287324880416412010-09-27T07:14:29.269-07:002010-09-27T07:14:29.269-07:00The missing word here is "in", which I h...The missing word here is "in", which I have corrected (although it is still rather an odd, quaint phrase). Unfortunately, the OCR process creates errors; and missing prepositions often suffer, not being visible as errors when I proof the text through the editing software. If you find anything indecipherable, let me know. I can't promise any improvement, however. Greater precision would require more time to proofing than the demands of real life permit.Lee Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-73820841346757008672010-09-27T05:05:18.883-07:002010-09-27T05:05:18.883-07:00I like this writer for his style, which though fan...I like this writer for his style, which though fancy is never overly prolix but has a pleasant and enjoyable variety of expression, and for the fact that he obviously does his homework before setting pen to paper and backs up his statements with facts and figures. (I say "he" because the style suggests the writer is masculine.)<br /><br />He must have spent an immense amount of time coursing the streets of London, observing, noting and seeking information. Not all journalists of today perform their roles so assiduously; in fact, very few do so.<br /><br />If I may emit a small criticism that has been on my mind for some time, it is that these texts are oftimes spoilt by misprints and omissions. Sometimes one can see the error and mentally correct it but on other occasions they leave the sense of the passage obscure. Sometimes it leads to confusion when one doesn't know whether what is written is correct in the Victorian vernacular or is yet another slip of your otherwise admirable typing fingers. For example, I read above "They took to photography, learned the collodion process, and, producing heads by the hundred a week, <i>found their account it</i>."<br /><br />I apologize for intruding a negative note but it is because I think that an improvement in this domain would enhance enjoyment of the site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com