[projectaon] Re: Tabletop Heroes - 2 issues.
- From: "Jonathan Blake" <blake.jon@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, l.otoole@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:23:56 -0700
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 4:39 PM, <pamail.cgi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The following was sent from the Project Aon contact form
> From: Cerulean l.otoole@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: 23:39:58 on Monday, August 11, 2008
> Subject: Tabletop Heroes - 2 issues.
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> Hi all,
>
> So after many weeks of offline back and forth, Simon and I have come to a
> consensus on just about every errartum in the Tabletop Heroes articles. The
> document can be found here:
> http://www.projectaon.org/en/Main/JoeDeversTabletopHeroesArticles
>
> Unfortunately, there are two points where we have reached an impasse so I
> wanted to throw them out to the list to see if anyone had any opinions either
> way.
>
>
> (First issue)
> Page 36, first column, second paragraph:
> One general photographic principle is that the greater the distance between
> lens and subject the greater the depth of field[.] -> One general
> phogotraphic principle is: the greater the distance between lens and subject
> the greater the depth of field[.]
>
> I just can't get this sentence to read properly with the word 'that' in it.
This is in my opinion one example of perfectly cromulent
conversational English which doesn't conform to typical prescriptive
grammar. The suggested colon is improper since it divides the
predicate from the predicate nominative. The only suggestion I would
make is to add a comma: "subject, the greater".
> (Second issue)
> Page 50, first column, second paragraph:
> They are, however, dearer than Student's colours. -> They are, however,
> dearer than Student's Colours.
> (Or -> They are, however, dearer than student's colours.)
>
> Earlier in the paragraph, the two standards are called "Artist's Oil Colours
> and Student's Oil Colours". The use of capitals seems inconsistent to me.
I'm unfamiliar with this stuff. Is "Student's" a brand name?
--
Jon
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