tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post3846846118988573281..comments2024-03-23T06:42:28.774+08:00Comments on the view from fanling: fact or fictionDennis Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-3840309450979736732015-03-23T22:51:10.860+08:002015-03-23T22:51:10.860+08:00There are actually two errors associated with the ...There are actually <i>two</i> errors associated with the name: (1) his name was Joseph, not John; and (2) it is not standard practice to include the given name of an artist.<br /><br />By the way, notice that I said that deleting it might have been a mistake. Turner was known for his lurid sunsets, but in his case the spectacular sunsets were caused not by the eruption of Krakatoa but by the Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-70360944627574178612015-03-23T19:32:43.109+08:002015-03-23T19:32:43.109+08:00There is actually another implied error as well as...There is actually another implied error as well as the glaring name mistake. Turner would hardly have been able to paint anything in the time of Krakatoa from the grave.roughseasinthemedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362795583263821176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-88122849383837608362013-01-12T17:08:09.360+08:002013-01-12T17:08:09.360+08:00Not everything Ed. I saw it as my mission to expun...Not <i>everything</i> Ed. I saw it as my mission to expunge as many factual errors from the books I worked on as possible, bearing in mind who would be reading them.<br />Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-48352282923732722682013-01-12T14:56:51.922+08:002013-01-12T14:56:51.922+08:00Interesting reading! I now find myself questioning...Interesting reading! I now find myself questioning the validity of everything I learnt at uni!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843704345449511570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-36226346320792363972010-12-31T23:48:19.493+08:002010-12-31T23:48:19.493+08:00You are borderline Genius, and very interesting to...You are borderline Genius, and very interesting to say the least. One man's theory is another man's puzzle. <br /><br />I have always wondered who truly wrote the Bible and how accurate it really is. For all we know it could have been some peasant with a big imagination who was fortunate enough to be in possession of ink and paper. After his death the writings were discovered and someone dog8mybaghttp://myfunnybloghumor.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-47994095213568183592010-01-22T23:58:49.064+08:002010-01-22T23:58:49.064+08:00According to the National Gallery of Art (http://w...According to the National Gallery of Art (http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/turnerinfo.shtm) Turner died in 1851. How could Turner capture anything in his paintings that didn’t happen for 32 years after his death? Interesting…Nettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626863588004414844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-7215284629011200172010-01-20T06:43:31.668+08:002010-01-20T06:43:31.668+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Drew Rowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15167172292390608833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-27171456577635664732010-01-12T20:30:37.429+08:002010-01-12T20:30:37.429+08:00Pat, yours is certainly a valid reason for deletin...Pat, yours is certainly a valid reason for deleting the sentence, but notice that I described it as a "real howler". There is something <i>fundamentally</i> wrong with it.Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-28940561122343443322010-01-12T10:50:49.354+08:002010-01-12T10:50:49.354+08:00I'm for deleting it..
The paragraph before it ...I'm for deleting it..<br />The paragraph before it addressed volcanic ash and sunsets...not Turner's paintings. It may be an somewhat interesting fact, but it's apples and oranges to me!<br /><br />Also, thanks for the kind words earlier on my site.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-38436165275865466342010-01-11T18:50:27.578+08:002010-01-11T18:50:27.578+08:00Well, here is MY response to that question...
&qu...Well, here is MY response to that question...<br /><br />"Fiction is the truth inside the lie." <br />Truman Capote<br /><br />Thank-you for an INTELLIGENT blog, as rare and as glistening as dry snow-flakes on a cold winter's night!<br /><br />Cordially,<br />MsBurb<br /><br />Honorary Blogger Help Forum Coffee Shop Hostess-In-Chief &<br />High Chief Mucky Muck of<br /><br />B.J. Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07327228353707623497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-55221790731095537962010-01-11T14:19:20.577+08:002010-01-11T14:19:20.577+08:00hey really liked your blog. Now will be more caref...hey really liked your blog. Now will be more carefull while reading books. <br />i'm not sure what the correct sentence should be but im sure this one is wrong.klumzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561993235850780781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-20589022476677918742010-01-11T14:16:54.008+08:002010-01-11T14:16:54.008+08:00i really like your blogs. im following, i'm no...i really like your blogs. im following, i'm not sure wat the correct sentense should be but this is really wrong.klumzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561993235850780781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-34808917184211596022010-01-10T12:46:07.150+08:002010-01-10T12:46:07.150+08:00Well this is a little scary..Well this is a little scary..Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545862749793392555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-24711000607932112712010-01-10T09:33:33.228+08:002010-01-10T09:33:33.228+08:00I don't have an opinion on the sentence but ju...I don't have an opinion on the sentence but just stopped by to say "Greetings from the Coffee Shop." Happy blogging!Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476307880348143430noreply@blogger.com