the form of thy counting

[calimac]

Question: Should I continue reading a book on literary style after I find, on the fifth page, a reference to a writer who "has four principle themes"?

Comments

[sturgeonslawyer.livejournal.com]

Well, it could be a typo. Or the author could be dyslexic. Or...

[kalimac.livejournal.com]

Neither typo nor dyslexia would explain this. Nor would either excuse its not being caught in the editorial process.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

That's unfortunate.

[kalimac.livejournal.com]

Then I awake this morning and the first thing I read is this. I can't stand it.

[irontongue.livejournal.com]

Ack.