NPPF - Foreword - Summary / Commentary (3)
Paul Mackin
paul.mackin at verizon.net
Mon Jul 14 20:28:04 CDT 2003
On Mon, 2003-07-14 at 20:39, jbor wrote:
> In my copy there's a glaring grammatical error in the first sentence of this
> paragraph as well. The sequence of sentences reads as follows:
>
> Frank has acknowledged the safe return of the galleys I had been
> sent here and has asked me to mention in my Preface -- and this I
> willingly do -- that I alone am responsible for any mistakes in my
> commentary. Insert before a professional. A professional proofreader
> has carefully rechecked [...]
>
> Is the solecism of "the galleys I had been sent here" merely a coincidental
> typo in the Penguin edition, or is it the standard?
It's like this in my 1963 Lancer paperback.
P.
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