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Jan. 30th, 2007 | 08:12 am

Going through copyedits is an excellent way to find out that you know nothing about grammar and punctuation, but it can also be fun.


Early on, I found the following note:

"We asked our resident Frenchwoman if this was the correct way to say 'I have a booger the size of Montana stuck to my buttocks' in French. Her suggestions are on the back. Take your pick - haha - no pun intended."
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Chris

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from: [info]mereilin
date: Jan. 30th, 2007 02:39 pm (UTC)
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That's hilarious. I can't wait to see the actual finished book.

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Kitanzi

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from: [info]kitanzi
date: Jan. 30th, 2007 03:33 pm (UTC)
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How DO you say such a thing? Just for idle curiosity, you understand. (Not at all that I want to be able to toss it out casually at a French speaking friend of mine...)

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Joyce

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from: [info]joyeuse13
date: Jan. 30th, 2007 04:02 pm (UTC)
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Oops, meant to respond to [info]kitanzi:

"J'ai une crotte de nez aussi grand que l'état de Montana collé aux fesses."
;)

How do I get to be the resident French woman chez a publishing house?

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Kitanzi

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from: [info]kitanzi
date: Jan. 30th, 2007 09:36 pm (UTC)
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Well, darnit, you just took all the fun out of it *G* (How many french speaking friends do you think I have??)

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Joyce

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from: [info]joyeuse13
date: Jan. 30th, 2007 09:47 pm (UTC)
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Actually, the gender of the adjectives is not agreeing. Should be "J'ai une crotte de nez aussi grande que l'état de Montana collée aux fesses."

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