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From: "Joanne Garland" <>
Subject: Re: [BS-L] BOOKS
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 00:00:10 -0400


Jan,

Still not right. ForeWORD, not "foreward."

Think "the WORD(S) coming beFORE" the rest of the book.

Or think, "a WORD with the reader beFORE she gets into the plot."

The English teacher in me is tearing her hair out! Quiz tomorrow. And yeah,
it COUNTS!

Joanne Garland, IBSSG


-----Original Message-----
From: jcurtis <>
To: Joanne Garland <>;
<>
Date: Monday, July 31, 2000 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: [BS-L] BOOKS


>Joanne -
>
>I wasn't at my best last night, regarding spelling "forward"....I spelled
it
>wrong, not the author....guess I was thinking about "Forward HO".... e.g.,
>at the front, bold, presumptuous, or at the future, to promote or send on.
>
>The word "foreward" is an introductory remark or preface.
>
>I'm not really big on the *nuance* of every word in the English
>language...it doesn't bother me at all, when I say: "Ya'll" instead of
>"you all...."
>
>Jan C. IBSSG
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joanne Garland <>
>To: jcurtis <>;
><>
>Date: Monday, July 31, 2000 5:10 AM
>Subject: Re: [BS-L] BOOKS
>
>
>>It's spelled "FOREWORD," as in "beFORE."
>>
>>Sorry, Jan, I couldn't resist. Drives me nuts when authors who
self-publish
>>goof on this one.
>>
>>Joanne Garland, IBSSG
>>(Copyeditor)
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: jcurtis <>
>>To: <>
>>Date: Sunday, July 30, 2000 10:43 PM
>>Subject: Re: [BS-L] BOOKS
>>
>>
>>>I always read prologues...that's a sign of good writing...a lead-in as to
>>>why authors are writing the stories, and a bit of historical background.
>>>
>>>It's also called a "Forward"...as in (by the Author): "Ages in Chaos was
>>>conceived in the spring of 1940", and then he goes on to say why he's
>>>writing the book, with some historical background. I don't think I've
>ever
>>>read a book that just jumps in with story.
>>>
>>>Jan C. IBSSG
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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