tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post114727670259013173..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: Q & A 10 "Boundaries."Evil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147298429834826482006-05-10T18:00:00.000-04:002006-05-10T18:00:00.000-04:00I feel obligated to chime in that, at least in cer...I feel obligated to chime in that, at least in certain fields, boundaries are routinely between things. My field happens to be linguistics and we talk all day long about word boundaries, syllable boundaries, phrase boundaries, etc. Of course, these are the edges of things and so would agree with EE's usage. However, we also like to say things like, "when a word boundary is between the two vowels...." Completely irrelevant to EE's point, but still true. It just points to the fact that people use words differently in different contexts, and, if you want to participate in this world, you have to know how it works. This general issue is one of the reasons I stop by this blog (other than because I almost always laugh). This blog is a great way to see how the publishing world, or at least the evil publishing world, operates.pacatruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125048243775811714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147295799675622142006-05-10T17:16:00.000-04:002006-05-10T17:16:00.000-04:00Evil Editor has removed the boundaries from his an...Evil Editor has removed the boundaries from his analogy. Appropriately, this has had no substantial effect.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147292013433966472006-05-10T16:13:00.000-04:002006-05-10T16:13:00.000-04:00Yes. All usage questions should be directed here:h...Yes. All usage questions should be directed here:<BR/><BR/>http://spogg.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147287588994178422006-05-10T14:59:00.000-04:002006-05-10T14:59:00.000-04:00Dolt here. I assumed that asking a literary editor...Dolt here. I assumed that asking a literary editor a question about usage would be OK, especially if I, in my doltishness, have used the questioned usage in faulty query letters. Well, you know what happens when one assumes? Well, I did make an ass out of me in thinking my question was appropriate for this blog. I apologize for being a goof and asking the right question in the wrong forum. But thanks for er, answering, me. It was a crafty response.<BR/><BR/>BTW, the "nit-picking nitwit" anonymous post above has it right. The boundary I was asking about was the letter writer's reference to the so-called boundary between truth and lies, not "between" the aforementioned illustrious scribes. Now I will go away and lick my wounds, forever shamed in curiosity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147278944214698542006-05-10T12:35:00.000-04:002006-05-10T12:35:00.000-04:00LOL. That made me laugh, too. This blog is a rio...LOL. That made me laugh, too. This blog is a riot.Rhonda Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855833088957182413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1147278032602862352006-05-10T12:20:00.000-04:002006-05-10T12:20:00.000-04:00not to be a nit-picking nitwit, but the boundary i...not to be a nit-picking nitwit, but the boundary in the original query was between truth and lie, while the tone was situated somewhere in the hinterland between all those authors that you are on a first-name basis with EE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com