[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
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>
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
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Never do for yourself what you can con an expert into doing for you.
Naismith: "On War"
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