30-12-2013, 09:46 PM
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Glaring errors in books
Reading a book by an author I generally like. All action stories. But a few days ago I noticed an expression I didn't recognise. A character was 'subvocalising' into a mic on their person, to an associate.I thought, was he whispering? So back to the book today and decided to look the word up. It means 'silent speech' and is what people do when they're reading, to imagine the words.
Quite often the lips don't even move.
So how can anyone deliver silent speech through a mic?
30-12-2013, 10:12 PM
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Re: Glaring errors in books
Ha ha, you should try reading Kerry Greenwood's "Miss Phryne Fisher" novels. I have never had to look up so many words in any books. Far more than in 'Les Miserable' for example.I know because my eReader keeps a record of how many words you look up.
31-12-2013, 05:15 AM
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Re: Glaring errors in books
I never cease to be amazed at the mistakes in novels these days, even expensively published ones by good publishers. They obviously just put them through the spell check and don't bother about out of context errors.The best one I ever read was:
"He smiled to himself as he slowly entered the French widows." Truly!!
31-12-2013, 09:09 AM
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Re: Glaring errors in books
Originally Posted by jaywalker
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"He smiled to himself as he slowly entered the French widows." Truly!!
31-12-2013, 09:37 AM
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Re: Glaring errors in books
*sniggers*I went back through my book and he'd used that 'subvocalised' quite a few times, defying its dictionary definition.
When I write creative fiction I use good ole plain English, and words that people can understand. If I can't understand anything, how can I expect my (hopeful) readers to?!
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