tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563950890480925834.post1324846561661310395..comments2023-11-11T21:49:27.597-08:00Comments on Woodland Shoppers Paradise: The Great Gatsbyhighway163http://www.blogger.com/profile/09874578884935438341noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563950890480925834.post-39617830067662067152009-07-24T15:29:34.043-07:002009-07-24T15:29:34.043-07:00Interesting post. I've listened to editors of ...Interesting post. I've listened to editors of a new Jane Austen edition muse over the placement of a comma- before a word in the first version, and after the word in a later publication. Did Jane, while living, make the change, or was it a publisher, or even a typesetters mistake?<br /> I would never want to make the call. It's like altering a shadow on the Mona Lisa. A comma can change the whole meaning of a paragraph, and when you have an author that crafts them so carefully it's very important. For me, as a reader, I don't begin to notice those things until the second or third reading. And I don't reach that point with many books.Lynnaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717761180835909042noreply@blogger.com