Rude author blasts commentor who complains about typos

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by anamardoll

There needs to be some kind of Internet Rule that acknowledges that calling strangers by pet names that imply a familiarity that isn't there (doll, brah, mate, friend, darling, dear, etc.) is creepy and weird.

There is silly.

[anamardoll]

Does the Internet Rule have a name? And, ideally, a TV Tropes page of its own?

[afa]

Originally Posted by anamardoll

There needs to be some kind of Internet Rule that acknowledges that calling strangers by pet names that imply a familiarity that isn't there (doll, brah, mate, friend, darling, dear, etc.) is creepy and weird.

No need to be upset, 'sweetheart'.

Originally Posted by kennyc

There is silly.

Isn't it, 'pal'?


Hope all my 'chums' on MR are doing well today.

[anamardoll]

I'm so sorry, Afa, darling. I'll really try to be more open-minded in the future, dear. But you have to promise me, honey, that you'll try to watch your tone as well. Okay, sweetie-nookums?

[afa]

I think the biggest problem with those words isn't that they're creepy...

All that friendliness just becomes nauseating.

"Sweetie-nookums"??

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by afa

No need to be upset, 'sweetheart'.


Isn't it, 'pal'?


Hope all my 'chums' on MR are doing well today.

my cat's a better shot than your faceless man.

[anamardoll]

Afa has twice as many guns, though. I guess you really just need one good shot, though.

[mrscoach]

I didn't mean to imply only those with reading problems listened to audio books. That wasn't my intention at all. I can see how what I wrote could be construed that way. My point was that, if schools see the benefit and let students listen then who are we to say that listening isn't taking in the literary content?

Sorry for the misunderstanding. Now to read the rest of the thread, I've been off a few days. LOL

added: Ok, caught up. Can I play names, too? Please, Baby? (BTW, that used to be the name of my cat) I'm from the south, so calling everyone Sugar or Darling is just natural. Right?

[tompe]

Originally Posted by mrscoach

I didn't mean to imply only those with reading problems listened to audio books. That wasn't my intention at all. I can see how what I wrote could be construed that way. My point was that, if schools see the benefit and let students listen then who are we to say that listening isn't taking in the literary content?

You know, schools might be wrong. That somebody do something does not mean it is true or correct.

[Sil_liS]

Originally Posted by mrscoach

My point was that, if schools see the benefit and let students listen then who are we to say that listening isn't taking in the literary content?

Hasn't the school level gone down in the past decade?

[afa]

Originally Posted by kennyc

my cat's a better shot than your faceless man.

How dare you?

I challenge you, sir, to a... um.... what was that thing called in westerns that cowboys did? Walk away from each other X steps and then shoot?

.....

Oh, yeah. Draw.

Agent 47 challenges you cat to a draw. Ana will judge.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by afa

How dare you?

I challenge you, sir, to a... um.... what was that thing called in westerns that cowboys did? Walk away from each other X steps and then shoot?

.....

Oh, yeah. Draw.

Agent 47 challenges you cat to a draw. Ana will judge.

Here's the cat I drew:

http://www.kacweb.com/albums/Art%20G...rk/catFace.jpg

[carpetmojo]

I find audio books really good for long drives, but if I try to listen at home, no matter how well done or however exciting the piece, I just drift off to sleep !

I've tried uncomfortable chairs, no good....

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by carpetmojo

I find audio books really good for long drives, but if I try to listen at home, no matter how well done or however exciting the piece, I just drift off to sleep !

I've tried uncomfortable chairs, no good....

I'm the same way! I WANT to "read" () more audiobooks, but it just doesn't work for me. If my eyes aren't scanning the words on a "page," I can't focus on the narrative at all. I either fall asleep, or my mind inevitably wanders.

(Wanders is actually too weak a term--it's more like my mind spastically flails about.)

[mrscoach]

The schools aren't just saying, "hey, I think we'll try this". There is research into how people learn.

There area also times that schools concentrate on the act of reading and don't let students listen. It's all about what the focus is on for the lessons, understanding a story or reading.

But this isn't an education forum. Yes, a lot of adults learn while reading, but a lot of reading is done for entertainment. Some people want to enjoy their stories audibly. It's a choice and a valid one.

If someone gets into a discussion about a book and can TELL from only what is discussed that the other person didn't hold a copy of the book and scan it with their eyes, then the act of listening is a problem. But I would hazard a guess that there is no way to tell that they listened and didn't 'read'.

I guess if that is a huge worry for you then you have far less things to worry about in your life than I have in mine. I would just be happy with discussing whatever book with someone who could do so intelligently. But that's just me.

Oh, I don't normally listen to audio books. I find too many that I don't like the reader's voice. Harry Potter, however, was wonderful. I could listen to Jim Dale read the phone book, I think. For the snobs, I have actually read the books several times each, on top of listening after the first reading. That's my preference.