[LMB] authors goofs that bug me

Philip Johnson ptj at melesmeles.demon.co.uk
Tue Oct 2 12:01:44 BST 2007


I wrote:
> JD Robbs "Witness in Death" has one of these for me: Roarke twice 
> referring to Dame Agatha as Dame Christie.
> 
> Iestyn
> 
> 

I assume that Roarke is not British. Since this is a mistake that those 
who hail far from our shores often make, I would deem this to be acceptable.

For example, in Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey/Maturin novels, Sir Joseph 
Blaine, head of British Naval Intelligence, is referred to in a document 
captured from the French as "Le perfide Sir Blaine".

Phil the Badger
-- 
Never do for yourself what you can con an expert into doing for you.	 
Naismith: "On War"



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