felines are superior Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 let's say you find a book with misplaced commas such as, "he took his time, so his friend could get away." something like that. and there is one misplaced comma or so every twenty pages. if you liked the book, would you read it, and how much would it bother you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsgood Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Liitle bit, but I'd still read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookmonkey Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 If I really really liked it I'd persevere, but it would annoy me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 (edited) I think any badly used punctuation is annoying if it continues throughout a piece of writing. The writing aside from that would have to be pretty good to make me stick with it for long. Looking at what you have written here felines are superior, I instantly noticed that you hadn't used any capital letters in your sentences, which would be another thing that would annoy me after a while in any lengthy piece of writing, unless of course the writer is ee cummings. Edited October 27, 2012 by Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Whether I continued to read would depend on how much I liked the story. I generally give a book 100 pages before I give up on it. As long as I found the story enjoyable at that point I would read on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 It would realy depend on how good the book was. For example, I had a copy of The Godfather, which is an excellent read, that was riddled with spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors - we're talking at least one every other page. AT LEAST. It was infuriating, but the story itself was so fantastic, and the writing so engrossing, that I kept reading anyway. A lesser novel would have been dropped in a flash, as it really did bug me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bimblebee Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I often read books that don't use speech marks, and that gets a little wearing. You never know whether it's something being said, thought, or just happening to move the plot on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsgood Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I often read books that don't use speech marks, and that gets a little wearing. You never know whether it's something being said, thought, or just happening to move the plot on! Do you mean quotation marks around dialogue? If so, don't you find it confusing to figure who's talking if two or more characters are conversing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Looking at what you have written here felines are superior, I instantly noticed that you hadn't used any capital letters in your sentences, which would be another thing that would annoy me after a while in any lengthy piece of writing, unless of course the writer is ee cummings. Oh Chrissy, you beat me to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 let's say you find a book with misplaced commas such as, "he took his time, so his friend could get away." something like that. and there is one misplaced comma or so every twenty pages. if you liked the book, would you read it, and how much would it bother you? I'm far from a grammar expert, but if I read the sentence in your quote and pause with the comma, I believe that it could make sense and convey a different meaning from "he took his time so his friend could get away." As you haven't started it with a capital letter, I assume it's the end of a longer sentence so could, therefore, actually need the comma to make the point the author wanted. I would much rather have extra commas or the occasional wrongly placed comma than to have none at all, which makes reading very difficult as I never know where to pause to take a breath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreader Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 If I liked the story I'll endure some bad punctuation or even some shifty grammar. I'll just have a little moan and carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 If it was really good writing then I would probably carry on, but it would have to be really good, and it would still annoy me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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