Hi All...
Where is that from?
Hi All...Sorry, I have no idea. Maybe type it into Google and see ....
Where is that from?
Hi John...
Hi All...
Where is that from?
Sorry, I have no idea. Maybe type it into Google and see ....
What d'you mean? You posted it. Hmmm
Hi John...What I mean is I don't know what book it came from. I know the person who sent me the image.
What d'you mean? You posted it. Hmmm
Ah. I thought it was part of something you were reading. Found it anyway. Google did a fine job with just "poop said shallan"
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Ah. I thought it was part of something you were reading. Found it anyway.And?
Google did a fine job with just "poop said shallan"
Seems to be from Words of Radiance, Brandon Sanderson. Never read his stuff. But the dialog about poop sounds a bit like something I would expect from a Discworld (Terry Pratchett) novel instead.
Seems to be from Words of Radiance, Brandon Sanderson. Never read hisAlso not an author I'm familiar with (Sanderson) but I'm a big Pratchett fan (of course)
stuff. But the dialog about poop sounds a bit like something I would
expect from a Discworld (Terry Pratchett) novel instead.
JD
Hi John...
Seems to be from Words of Radiance, Brandon Sanderson. Never read his
stuff. But the dialog about poop sounds a bit like something I would
expect from a Discworld (Terry Pratchett) novel instead.
Also not an author I'm familiar with (Sanderson) but I'm a big Pratchett
fan (of course) JD
Here is a bit more context in the poop conversation.
?Poop,? Shallan said. ?You?re out there on the battlefield, encased in metal like a crab in its shell. What do you do if nature calls?? ?I . . . er . . .? Adolin frowned at her. ?That is not something any woman has ever asked me before.? ?Yay for originality!? Shallan said, though she blushed as she said it. [...]
?Well,? Adolin said slowly, ?every battle has breaks in the flow, and men rotate in and out of the front lines. For every five minutes you?re fighting, you often have almost as many resting. When a Shardbearer pulls back, men inspect his armor for cracks, give him something to drink or eat, and help him with lighteyed womanf, lettre . . . what you just mentioned. It?s not something that makes a good topic of conversation, Brightness. We don?t really talk about it.? ?That?s precisely what makes it a good topic of conversation,? she said. ?I can find out about wars and Shardbearers and glorious killing in the official accounts. The grimy details, though?nobody writes those down.? ?Well, it does get grimy,? Adolin said with a grimace, taking a drink. ?You can?t really . . . I can?t believe I?m saying this . . . you can?t really wipe yourself in Shardplate, so someone has to do it for you. Makes me feel like an infant. Then, sometimes, you just don?t have time . . .?
Hi John...Thanks
Here is a bit more context in the poop conversation.
?Poop,? Shallan said. ?You?re out there on the battlefield, encased in
metal like a crab in its shell. What do you do if nature calls?? ?I . . .
er . . .? Adolin frowned at her. ?That is not something any woman has ever
asked me before.? ?Yay for originality!? Shallan said, though she blushed
as she said it. [...]
?Well,? Adolin said slowly, ?every battle has breaks in the flow, and men
rotate in and out of the front lines. For every five minutes you?re
fighting, you often have almost as many resting. When a Shardbearer pulls
back, men inspect his armor for cracks, give him something to drink or
eat, and help him with lighteyed womanf, lettre . . . what you just
mentioned. It?s not something that makes a good topic of conversation,
Brightness. We don?t really talk about it.? ?That?s precisely what makes
it a good topic of conversation,? she said. ?I can find out about wars and
Shardbearers and glorious killing in the official accounts. The grimy
details, though?nobody writes those down.? ?Well, it does get grimy,?
Adolin said with a grimace, taking a drink. ?You can?t really . . . I
can?t believe I?m saying this . . . you can?t really wipe yourself in
Shardplate, so someone has to do it for you. Makes me feel like an infant.
Then, sometimes, you just don?t have time . . .?
BTW, the punctuation didn't survive the transition to Fido very well...
JD
Hi John...Thanks
Here is a bit more context in the poop conversation.
?Poop,? Shallan said. ?You?re out there on the battlefield, encased in
metal like a crab in its shell. What do you do if nature calls?? ?I . . .
er . . .? Adolin frowned at her. ?That is not something any woman has ever
asked me before.? ?Yay for originality!? Shallan said, though she blushed
as she said it. [...]
?Well,? Adolin said slowly, ?every battle has breaks in the flow, and men
rotate in and out of the front lines. For every five minutes you?re
fighting, you often have almost as many resting. When a Shardbearer pulls
back, men inspect his armor for cracks, give him something to drink or
eat, and help him with lighteyed womanf, lettre . . . what you just
mentioned. It?s not something that makes a good topic of conversation,
Brightness. We don?t really talk about it.? ?That?s precisely what makes
it a good topic of conversation,? she said. ?I can find out about wars and
Shardbearers and glorious killing in the official accounts. The grimy
details, though?nobody writes those down.? ?Well, it does get grimy,?
Adolin said with a grimace, taking a drink. ?You can?t really . . . I
can?t believe I?m saying this . . . you can?t really wipe yourself in
Shardplate, so someone has to do it for you. Makes me feel like an infant.
Then, sometimes, you just don?t have time . . .?
BTW, the punctuation didn't survive the transition to Fido very well...
JD
BTW, the punctuation didn't survive the transition to Fido very well...
JD
re: puctuation survival.. thx, I noticed. I was using my pixel smartphone for the copy paste from the epub.
re: puctuation survival.. thx, I noticed. I was using my pixel smartphoneMaybe I wasn't clear. Your original post came through on TG with all the punctuation displayed perfectly. When it arrived on Fido it was messed up. ? replacing quotes etc..
for the copy paste from the epub.
JD
Hi John...
re: puctuation survival.. thx, I noticed. I was using my pixel
smartphone for the copy paste from the epub.
Maybe I wasn't clear. Your original post came through on TG with all the
punctuation displayed perfectly. When it arrived on Fido it was messed
up. ? replacing quotes etc.. JD
You were fully clear. I saw the problem on the Fido side, eventually. :( I'll see if I can post a better version. Ususally it's just the opening and closing brackets that the Fido side doesn't support. That's a simple replace-all(x).
Hi John...I was thinking more along the lines of asking Brother Rabbit about it. Not your fault if you posted something and it messed up the character set
You were fully clear. I saw the problem on the Fido side, eventually. :(
I'll see if I can post a better version. Ususally it's just the opening
and closing brackets that the Fido side doesn't support. That's a simple
replace-all(x).
"Ususally it's just the opening and closing brackets.."
I was thinking more along the lines of asking Brother
Rabbit about it. Not your fault if you posted something
and it messed up the character set
** On Sunday 15.05.22 - 16:14, August Abolins wrote to John Dovey:
"Ususally it's just the opening and closing brackets.."
That was supposed to be "opening and closing angled quotes".
Arghh!
** On Sunday 15.05.22 - 16:14, August Abolins wrote to John Dovey:It would be worthwhile to ask Stas to do an auto replacement surely?
That was supposed to be "opening and closing angled quotes".
Arghh!
Hi John...
** On Sunday 15.05.22 - 16:14, August Abolins wrote to John Dovey:
That was supposed to be "opening and closing angled quotes".
Arghh!
It would be worthwhile to ask Stas to do an auto replacement surely?
Absolutley.. but he's done and still doing so much already. However, considering that he probably scans the messages to process the re-quoting properly, perhaps including to replace the two types of angled quotes and the angled single quote might not be too bothersome to incorporate.
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