Mr. Feiht etal - by theBlackman
Kolya on 26/2/2011 at 11:45
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The first link in your post is broken.
Also you could have just said, that it's a series of fan fiction stories, that you're releasing over on the Eidos forums.
Form
PDF stands for Portable Document Format and is a quantifiable noun. As such it is to be preceded with a definite or indefinite article when used as an object in a sentence: "I have a PDF".
And although English is quite productive about turning nouns into verbs "nearly ready to PDF." is not the way to do it. ("nearly ready for PDFing" might work.)
Minor quibbles yes, but as an aspiring author you want to get basic grammar right in the announcements of your literary achievements.
Fingernail on 26/2/2011 at 12:31
I would tend to think poorly of anyone who seems to consistantly mis-type and then not correct the name of his protagonist. Is it "Fheit" or "Feiht" because you've written both in different places more than once.
EDIT: on closer inspection it's obviously Feiht, but you've copied and pasted this post with the incorrect title into ThiefGen as well.
Sulphur on 26/2/2011 at 18:34
Great work, guys. Book, don't judge by cover, etc. (Not that I've read the stories, but I think tBM deserves a little more than just, 'gee you can't even spell in your opening post, you're probably nor worth my time.')
Kolya, I understand the need to explain the impact of first impressions, but a paragraph on whether you can verb a word like 'PDF'? Jeebus H. Cripes.
rachel on 26/2/2011 at 20:19
I remember reading "To pay the rent" a few year ago and loving it :) Thanks for releasing the series in downloadable format, TBM. :thumb:
theBlackman on 26/2/2011 at 21:58
Quote Posted by Kolya
ContentThe first link in your post is broken.
Also you could have just said, that it's a series of fan fiction stories, that you're releasing over on the Eidos forums.
FormPDF stands for Portable Document Format and is a quantifiable noun. As such it is to be preceded with a definite or indefinite article when used as an object in a sentence:
"I have a PDF".
And although English is quite productive about turning nouns into verbs
"nearly ready to PDF." is not the way to do it. ("nearly ready for PDFing" might work.)
Minor quibbles yes, but as an aspiring author you want to get basic grammar right in the announcements of your literary achievements.
You are, of course, correct. How-some-ever in this context the meaning is clear. To be a literary pundit in all discussions is something even you fail at now and then.
The patois of forums, interaction with others who have a commonality with you and yours does not always need perfect diction, spelling, nor parsing of sentences etc.
But thanks for the comment. Every litter bit helps. :cheeky:
As for
"Also you could have just said, that it's a series of fan fiction stories, that you're releasing over on the Eidos forums." Many knew that but the time frame was such that the reminder was appropriate.
Link is fixed. Thanks for the heads up. It worked last night, but that was then this is now.Fingernail Another reason not to post after being up for 40 hours. :) It is supposed to be FEIHT. Thanks for mentioning that.
PigLick on 27/2/2011 at 01:26
I never realized PDF stood for portable document format (though its obvious), so I have learned something here today, thanks kolya.
I tried reading some of your fiction before, Blackman, but it wasnt really my cup of tea.
theBlackman on 27/2/2011 at 03:08
Quote Posted by PigLick
I never realized PDF stood for portable document format (though its obvious), so I have learned something here today, thanks kolya.
[...] wasnt really my cup of tea.
Yeah. One of the few that can be read by any computer system. Others are sometime not able to be read unless on a similar system.
No sweat, I know the feeling. :cool:
