I just finished reading the book we're going to be discussing at our next book club meeting. I enjoyed the story but was annoyed by one thing - the use of the first person reflexive pronoun (myself) instead of the appropriate subjective or objective pronoun (I or me). I've just about given up expecting people to use the correct case in everyday conversation, but if you're an author either learn the difference or find an editor who knows. If you're getting paid for writing then words are your tools. You need to know the correct one to use just as you would expect anyone else to know which tool is best for the job you have hired them to do.
Posted by marybeth at October 26, 2005 07:08 AM WordsI'm curious: what book was it?
Posted by Alison at October 27, 2005 08:51 AMThe Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde.
Posted by marybeth at October 27, 2005 09:44 AMI made C's in English and A's in Math. I just hope that I spell correctly, I'm not worried about grammer any more. ;-)
Posted by vw bug at October 28, 2005 08:29 PMMy spelling is horrible (I use Google for spell checking almost as much as I do for searches), as for my math skills, let's just say that any career involving higher math wasn't in my plans.
Posted by marybeth at October 29, 2005 12:08 AM