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04-28-2024, 07:55 PM | #2657 |
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When an Overdrive loans up and you're "why the hell did I put a hold on this?"
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04-28-2024, 09:12 PM | #2659 |
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The last time that happened to me after the nice surprise when I got the notification, I found the book had expired it's maximum loans and I had to wait for them to order a new copy.
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04-28-2024, 09:40 PM | #2660 |
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I imagine the 504th person on the list was nicely surprised to get it early, assuming you passed it on.
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04-29-2024, 07:04 AM | #2662 |
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04-29-2024, 08:31 AM | #2663 | |
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Bladed weapons do not have handles: swords and daggers have hilts, spears and polearms have shafts.
Describing a sword using the word handle makes me visualise the protagonist wielding an over-sized kitchen knife... This seems to have appeared in the past couple of years. It completely kills the story for me. |
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I didn't see a contradiction. The meaning was clear and related to swords in a particular instance. Playing one-upmanship served no point. Why belittle someone over what was a trifle at most?
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Call me pedantic, but to me handles are found on kitchen knives and cutlery not bladed weapons like swords and daggers. I used the word 'weapons' not generic cutting tools. Yes, any cutting tool can be used as a weapon, but I am decrying the usage for cutting tools specifically designed as weapons. I very much suspect there's an autocorrect or editorial thing going on here, probably with N American authors (probably female authors at that). |
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