tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post6659091060522028734..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Somebody Stop That Sentence!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-43055846364145348192007-08-06T09:39:00.000-05:002007-08-06T09:39:00.000-05:00A well-chosen semi-colon is a wonderful thing. But...A well-chosen semi-colon is a wonderful thing. But, like adverbs ending in -ly, semi-colons are also easy to find during revision, offering the opportunity to decide whether they truly are well-chosen. In this case,...J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-64029446802866446002007-08-05T13:58:00.000-05:002007-08-05T13:58:00.000-05:00Don't insult the semi-colon. I love them!Don't insult the semi-colon. I love them!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-73205692296662761492007-08-04T19:57:00.000-05:002007-08-04T19:57:00.000-05:00The American editions of books 4, 6, and 7 are all...The American editions of books 4, 6, and 7 are all in 12-point Garamond, and the text block and leading seem to be the same. <BR/><BR/>Book 5 is in 11.5-point Garamond, so Scholastic squeezed a bit more onto those pages. But that one seems to be the exception, not the rule.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-40887338786243796062007-08-04T18:10:00.000-05:002007-08-04T18:10:00.000-05:00I don't think they wanted to reduce the page count...I don't think they wanted to reduce the page count. In fact it appears to be in a larger typeface than previous books in order to keep it a similar doorstop size.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456781714187191309noreply@blogger.com