Diana Burrell over at The Renegade Writer posted a hilarious video parodying British restaurant reviewer Giles Coren. Apparently Coren got his panties in a twist after an editor altered his closing sentence.
The offending word or phrase? A. That's right - one letter difference! I have to say, I understand Coren's frustration. The sentence did make more sense the way he originally wrote it. But jeez, is it really necessary to curse the hand that signs your checks?
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Oh man. I read that original rant by Coren and I have to say, even though what he is saying is very prima donna, I think the way he says it is worth the rant. He's a great writer, and by writing a seething rant about the word "A", I think he justifies his means.
I wonder if he'd do the same thing today, with our crazy economy. I do sympathize to a degree, though -- some folks just don't understand how much we struggle over every word. I tried hard to not touch writers' words when I was an editor, and when I actually had to change words, I was surprised I didn't get rants from more writers.
Kristen @ www.thefamilythatreadstogether.blogspot.com
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