What are you reading

[the Robot Vegetable]

 A-and Patrick O'Brian



On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Ya Sam wrote:

> >I liked the Norfolk book, though I'm told that the UK edition is longer and
> >better.
> >
> 
> I was warned about the descrepancies and therefore bought the UK edition. 
> Due to the whole situation with this novel I have developed an iron rule 
> I've been trying to follow since: to order American books from US and 
> English ones from UK to avoid such unpleasant 'surprises'. Not to mention 
> the fact that sometimes the language in different editions is changed: i.e. 
> British English may be replaced with American English, especially when 
> talking about slang.
> The abundance of nautical terms finally made me find a scheme of a ship and 
> learn perfunctorily all the terms like waist, wales, yardarms, ratlines, 
> shrouds, poop deck, quarterdeck, hawser etc. to at least understand all the 
> movements on the ship. Will come in handy when I reread Moby Dick, and Mason 
> & Dixon for that matter.
> 
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