tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post2264915034389473921..comments2024-01-20T23:55:26.269-08:00Comments on The Detritus Review: Back in my day,Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-45209055374159331342008-01-28T06:02:00.000-08:002008-01-28T06:02:00.000-08:00Not to the best of my knowledge. He might have me...Not to the best of my knowledge. <BR/><BR/>He might have meant to use "erase" instead of "ensure," which would make the "off" make more sense. Even then, though, he should use "their" rather than "its" if the face is "collective." Since (as Empiricus shows) we can't really tell what he thinks of the F minor Quintet, I think we'll just have to guess at which way he screwed up the sentence.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps Mr. Holland was so disturbed by having to brave the wilds of midtown Manhattan in January that it affected his writing.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe he's just a hack.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371363571092946834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-32100471605470240212008-01-27T19:15:00.000-08:002008-01-27T19:15:00.000-08:00@ Aaron,I was going to go after that sentence next...@ Aaron,<BR/><BR/>I was going to go after that sentence next. WTF? Is "ensure...off" some sophisticated construction of which I am unaware?Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-64012926205042862712008-01-27T19:14:00.000-08:002008-01-27T19:14:00.000-08:00Good stuff. Is Mr. Holland, perhaps, our equivale...Good stuff. Is Mr. Holland, perhaps, our equivalent of HatGuy?<BR/><BR/>http://www.firejoemorgan.com/search/label/HatGuy<BR/><BR/>?Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-86926431771880633562008-01-27T19:13:00.000-08:002008-01-27T19:13:00.000-08:00Also, would it trouble the guy to learn how to fuc...Also, would it trouble the guy to learn how to fucking write? Or could the Paper of Record hire an editor? Because, dude:<BR/><BR/>"To ensure any hint of a smile off its collective face"<BR/><BR/>This makes no sense, as far as I can tell. It's also semiliterate. Doesn't he want the smile to be "on" "their" collective face?<BR/><BR/>I can think of at least two people who would be delighted to get paid to listen to good music by talented performers who can write circles around this guy.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371363571092946834noreply@blogger.com