[projectaon] Re: Tabletop Heroes
- From: "Timothy Pederick" <pederick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:36:19 +0800
On 10/04/2008, Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Weird. What PDF reader software are you using? Installed here I have both
> FoxIt and Adobe Acrobat 8, and I've not seen any issues using either of
> those.
Evince. Of course it's under Debian, so italics support might be one of them
new-fangled features they don't care to support just yet... ;-)
(For those who don't get obscure Linux jokes: Debian is a distribution with
a reputation for being rock-solid and reliable... but it earns that by being
very slow and deliberate about bringing in the latest versions of software,
with updated features.)
changing that -> than really doesn't scan well at all. To simplify: 'Many
> are irritated at the lack of accessories than are available' is a horrible
> sentence, and doesn't make grammatical sense to me. The whole structure of
> the sentence is bad, but without rewriting the whole thing, sticking with
> 'that' is the best choice, I think.
You simplify the sentence in that way, and of course "than" no longer makes
sense: you've cut the comparative "smaller", so you no longer have
"smaller... than are currently available".
However, restructured like that, I also see your point, and am willing to
bow to you on this. (Willing? What was I going to do, picket the release?)
I think my slight rewording of the sentence has negated any ambiguity: "they
> can supply small accessories to customers' individual requirements."
Much better. :-)
--
Tim Pederick
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