tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690077250072100801.post745683346579813316..comments2024-03-29T20:41:34.103+13:00Comments on Reid's Reader – A Blog of Book Reviews and Comment.: Something ThoughtfulNicholas Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497366104216216952noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690077250072100801.post-11847113595559556182017-09-15T06:00:47.068+12:002017-09-15T06:00:47.068+12:00No, dear Anonymous, you are not a grammar Nazi bec...No, dear Anonymous, you are not a grammar Nazi because you have not corrected any of my grammar. You have merely noted two typos - so you must be a SPELLING Nazi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690077250072100801.post-56698366119743768222017-08-07T13:16:24.246+12:002017-08-07T13:16:24.246+12:00Just letting you know I spotted a couple of mistak...Just letting you know I spotted a couple of mistakes... should be 'half a mile' near beginning, and 'before' is spelt wrong prior to you talking about the dross books.<br />Not being a smug grammar Nazi, just a friendly heads up. I enjoy reading these pieces every week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690077250072100801.post-69894749227635272792017-08-07T10:39:49.139+12:002017-08-07T10:39:49.139+12:00I have pondered the same circumstances and conclud...I have pondered the same circumstances and concluded that 90 per cent of cultural endeavours are middling at best; that fame is hard won and often fleeting; that posterity is cruel to most authors with disregard being their probable fate; and that exceptional works that retain their significance over time are all the more valuable because of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com