Re: Editing issues

**fran gustman f*@juno.com**

Well, Dan, you were quite coherent and well written here! I don't mind
colloquialisms, and bad English, when it is used on purpose, can be
amusing. I can forgive the occasional typo and lack of agreement between
subject and verb in an e-mail. However, I can not forgive it in published
materials. What peeved me and started off this thread was that I was
reading a well-known, much-published writer and wondering how on earth
she got herself into print so often--and I was feeling jealous.

By the way, I believe that commas are an underused art form. When they
are used properly, they are marvelous for clarifying material. But, of
course, they shouldn't be put, into the wrong, places!

Fran

The stuff I write in this list is and 
> never
> will be polished prose. I view it as a conversation. I speak in 
> fragments,
> colloquialisms and downright bad English, sort of like when we're at 
> the
> coffeeshop munching on some doughnuts (Canadian influence, eh). I 
> want to
> share ideas and thoughts. As long as I'm reasonably coherent to 
> youse
> peoples I'm satisfied. I expect to be complimented or taken to task 
> for bad
> thoughts and ideas...
Fran Gustman,  fgustman@juno.com
Boston, MA
Editor, HortResources Newsletter, www.hortresources.org
Upcoming Editor, Holly Society Journal, www.hollysocam.org
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