1. Holiday in Hellmouth

Comment #190506 by weesam on June 9, 2008 at 8:04 am

btw

using a "z" is the correct and preferred spelling in British English when the word is from the Greek.

"S" at other times.

2. Holiday in Hellmouth

Comment #190504 by weesam on June 9, 2008 at 8:02 am

clearthinker wrote:
weesam and righton...have a look at a dictionary under the word 'irony.


sorry I must be a stupid bastard - because when reading your posts I can't tell the difference between irony and bullshit :)

3. Holiday in Hellmouth

Comment #190350 by weesam on June 8, 2008 at 11:38 pm

The old "god moves in mysterious ways" chestnut!

hahaha

4. BBC 'too scared to allow jokes about Islam'

Comment #154478 by weesam on April 3, 2008 at 10:38 am

there's nothing funny about Islam

5. The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

Comment #144320 by weesam on March 15, 2008 at 3:40 pm

What about the widow on the last line?

It seems that the draft never went near a professional.

The words in the book demand better treatment. Books - especially with content such as this one - should be objects of beauty.

6. The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

Comment #144311 by weesam on March 15, 2008 at 3:24 pm

Ox-
ford?

Eng-
lish?

Si-
monyi?

no, no, no, no!

This is piss-poor (deliberate hyphen). Hyphenating proper nouns? The typeface is a disgrace! Is the rest of the book set in the same face?



Oxford University should be a beacon of excellence - this is unacceptable.

7. The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

Comment #144305 by weesam on March 15, 2008 at 3:17 pm

Epeeist - I'm British, (and a designer/compositor/typesetter)!

Yes, the hyphenation looks very American. I just can't stand American typesetting. I would certainly never use hyphenation in a book with a column width and type size like that. Never (unless a word was particularly long, and had a natural break).

It grates to the point I won't buy this book. The typesetter needs to be taken outside and shot at dawn.

Sorry

8. The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

Comment #144276 by weesam on March 15, 2008 at 2:37 pm

I hope the preview on Amazon IS NOT indicative of the typesetting in the actual printed book.

The Hyphenation is terrible and should only be used on naturally hyphenated words or when the column width is very narrow - like newspapers.

Should not be used in books. EVER.

9. US Treaty with Tripoli

Comment #142003 by weesam on March 11, 2008 at 2:52 pm

Since you think it is the government's job to prevent people from killing themselves and others we should outlaw:

....6) Living near power lines....



As a power engineer I'd like to know what you mean? Seriously, any advice on staying alive is welcome.