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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Mailbag Today in Trenchant Reader Commentary

Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 2:07 PM

An email from one "Cookin Better," in its entirety:

The Terra Plata Review wasn’t really written that well.

Not quite sure what to do with this one. Help me out, Slog!

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Grog it is! I would have maybe suggested you cut back on all those hyphenates, but I liked that review very much.

Posted by gloomy gus on December 20, 2011 at 2:14 PM

That email was not well written.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on December 20, 2011 at 2:23 PM

Blame your editor.

Posted by bedipped on December 20, 2011 at 2:23 PM

"Tamara Murphy's pork will knock your socks off."

Posted by First line of that childish review on December 20, 2011 at 2:27 PM

Rewrite the review, but with only one change: inserting the words "Hot Diggity!" at the very beginning.

Posted by Fnarf

on December 20, 2011 at 2:28 PM

@1/2/3: Thanks!
@5: Now THAT is funny. Very tempted to change the online version.

Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on December 20, 2011 at 3:20 PM

The first sentence is a cliché and the paragraph is train of thought.
There's always another way to put it.
Cliché
We know what a pickled onions are, so we know what they contrast.
I like pork heaven.
Next two paragraphs are good (could have used fewer ()).

I don't care anymore, probably like your editor.

Posted by jjm84 on December 20, 2011 at 4:34 PM