...where they could do such dangerous and/or back-breaking labor of mining, draining swamps...
Maybe "as" for "of"? ----------- Having identified the goblins as being ’small orcs’, I would imagine they stopped to inquire about much,” Hart said...
Maybe "wouldn't imagine" or "didn't stop"? Or maybe it doesn't mean what I think it means.
“But I can’t imagine the legion’s envoys stopped to ask about the symbolism,” Ms. Carter said. --
Has the same phrasing issue. I can see how "stopped to ask" can be construed as "stopped asking"; it may be showing an odd accident or affection on Ms. Carter's part (and Prof. Hart echoing it in his response), but I'd wager more on the side of revision error.
The issue here isn't the "stopped to ask/inquire" turn of phrase, which is quite correct. The issue is that Hart phrased his version positively when it is quite clearly meant to be negative.
Carter's statement contains the negative, so his contradiction of it, a negated negative is expressed positively.
If you use a parallel construction where "stopped to inquire" translates to "stopped inquiring" (just like you have to read "stopped to ask" as "stopped asking" to make Cater's question coherent) it is indeed the negation. --
I think the "But" in the sentence quoted above may still be a bit out of place (given that there's not contradiction to anything in it and the next sentence, which does express a contradiction also starts with "but". "While" makes more sense, I think.
I'm always so impressed by the level of detail in your stories. I have a million little questions about the world you've created and I feel like you've probably already got answers to them swimming around in your head! You remind me a lot of JK Rowling in that aspect.
I second that. The amount of detail you've put into this world - the various peoples, their cultures, their history, etc. - is really impressive, and one of the most enjoyable things about the series.
Also, I <3 Prof. Hart, especially his snarky comments to Ms. LaBelle.
It's very sad that the imps never figured out how to say "take me to your leader" in the local tongue. You'd think that the first thing to diplomacize would be learning the local language. I guess they didn't have the time for such "meaningless discussions" with the natives.
Also, it's funny how the goblins didn't pay much attention to the "driving away the former enemies" part of the description. I guess they never had myths with the ObfuscatingStupidity trope. (or more likely their leaders didn't think much of it)
“Here we see the awful power of a preconceived notion. Having identified the goblins as being ’small orcs’, I would imagine they stopped to inquire about much,” Hart said. “Otherwise they wouldn’t have made so many mistakes."
There seems to be a negation missing in there somewhere, "didn't stop" perhaps?
I'm impressed by the detail that's gone into this imaginative history. It's also fun to see how this history parallels (in some respects only, of course) that of mundane reality. Kudos!
This chapter was thoroughly enjoyable. You give me hope and inspiration. You also make me ridicule myself regularly for not having paper and pen on hand. I hate you. ... okay maybe not hate.... well... <3 AE E
Love Hart. He reminds me of my high school history teacher, although he's stopped the hilarious banter and just started telling everyone to shut up. Kinda sucks, the jokes made it easier to pay attention to what he was saying and not [book x].
Still, Professor Hart's great. If there was a whole MOARMU-ish spin-off with him as the main character and that depicted each class, I would read it religiously. Maybe even more religiously than I do Tales of MU.
Hart reminds me of a cross between a history professor and a philosophy professor from my college days. The history professor gave us all the dirt on Teapot Dome, so we understood why it caused such a scandal. The philosophy professor dubbed me a "Master of the Obvious," and never missed an opportunity to joke about the "vodka-ness" of the liquid he drank during lectures.
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February 4 2009, 08:31:31 UTC 3 years ago
Typo thread!
Reply to this post with typos.February 4 2009, 11:08:07 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Typo thread!
...where they could do such dangerous and/or back-breaking labor of mining, draining swamps...Maybe "as" for "of"?
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Having identified the goblins as being ’small orcs’, I would imagine they stopped to inquire about much,” Hart said...
Maybe "wouldn't imagine" or "didn't stop"?
Or maybe it doesn't mean what I think it means.
February 4 2009, 12:24:03 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Typo thread!
The orcs were known have a sharply defined division of labor among the sexesto missing?
February 4 2009, 13:35:55 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Typo thread!
"I would imagine they stopped to inquire about much,” Hart said. “Otherwise they wouldn’t have made so many mistakes."I believe you meant "I wouldn't imagine they stopped to inquire about much".
February 4 2009, 15:29:49 UTC 3 years ago
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“But I can’t imagine the legion’s envoys stopped to ask about the symbolism,” Ms. Carter said.--
Has the same phrasing issue. I can see how "stopped to ask" can be construed as "stopped asking"; it may be showing an odd accident or affection on Ms. Carter's part (and Prof. Hart echoing it in his response), but I'd wager more on the side of revision error.
February 4 2009, 20:28:06 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Typo thread!
The issue here isn't the "stopped to ask/inquire" turn of phrase, which is quite correct. The issue is that Hart phrased his version positively when it is quite clearly meant to be negative.February 4 2009, 22:05:42 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Typo thread!
Carter's statement contains the negative, so his contradiction of it, a negated negative is expressed positively.If you use a parallel construction where "stopped to inquire" translates to "stopped inquiring" (just like you have to read "stopped to ask" as "stopped asking" to make Cater's question coherent) it is indeed the negation.
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Carter: I can't believe they stopped asking.
Hart: I imagine they did stop inquiring.
February 4 2009, 22:07:56 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Typo thread!
Okay, now with additional corrections it makes more sense all around.February 4 2009, 22:12:43 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Typo thread!
I think the "But" in the sentence quoted above may still be a bit out of place (given that there's not contradiction to anything in it and the next sentence, which does express a contradiction also starts with "but". "While" makes more sense, I think.3 years ago
3 years ago
February 4 2009, 14:24:00 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Typo thread!
Not a typo, but you forgot to tag this entry in the community.February 4 2009, 18:06:03 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Typo thread!
Should that be "Ravenport" in the last line?
February 4 2009, 20:34:28 UTC 3 years ago
Re: Typo thread!
Seems like there's either an "and" or a comma missing after "this".
Extraneous period after the question mark.
February 4 2009, 09:02:22 UTC 3 years ago
February 4 2009, 10:41:15 UTC 3 years ago
February 4 2009, 11:01:23 UTC 3 years ago
February 4 2009, 11:34:37 UTC 3 years ago
I'm always so impressed by the level of detail in your stories. I have a million little questions about the world you've created and I feel like you've probably already got answers to them swimming around in your head! You remind me a lot of JK Rowling in that aspect.
February 4 2009, 16:33:52 UTC 3 years ago
Also, I <3 Prof. Hart, especially his snarky comments to Ms. LaBelle.
February 5 2009, 00:30:36 UTC 3 years ago
It's very sad that the imps never figured out how to say "take me to your leader" in the local tongue. You'd think that the first thing to diplomacize would be learning the local language. I guess they didn't have the time for such "meaningless discussions" with the natives.
Also, it's funny how the goblins didn't pay much attention to the "driving away the former enemies" part of the description. I guess they never had myths with the ObfuscatingStupidity trope. (or more likely their leaders didn't think much of it)
February 4 2009, 12:53:04 UTC 3 years ago
There seems to be a negation missing in there somewhere, "didn't stop" perhaps?
Kudos on the improved font, BTW. :)
February 4 2009, 14:45:33 UTC 3 years ago
February 4 2009, 17:54:04 UTC 3 years ago
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February 4 2009, 19:33:01 UTC 3 years ago
'Goblin Bondage Porn no credit card necessary sign up for your free account today.' :-)
So that begs the question what the MUverse name for SPAM.
February 5 2009, 23:54:43 UTC 3 years ago
Still, Professor Hart's great. If there was a whole MOARMU-ish spin-off with him as the main character and that depicted each class, I would read it religiously. Maybe even more religiously than I do Tales of MU.
February 9 2009, 04:01:32 UTC 3 years ago
February 17 2009, 05:29:11 UTC 3 years ago
Considered that Maliko
Might have lied to her
She should appeal to
Archons and aspects of fate
Rather than Sooni
She should also know
The awful power of a
Preconceived notion