Now, see, while I agree with the spirit of what's being said, I disagree with the specific example. If I leave someone a note that says, "Meet me at McDonald's at 3:00" and they go to Burger King, then they can't read. I did nothing wrong as the writer of the note except assume that my friend knows the difference between Mickey Dee's and BK.
And I'm rather glad to have found that out, since I don't want any idiot friends.
If the message sent is the message received, and there are 500 readers who all get different messages, then what's the bleedin' message? That's just silly. (And note the corner you and flummery have been painted into: I think it's silly. If you tell me it's not because I just don't understand the point, then, welllllllll...... ;) )
I don't think it's at all inappropriate for an author to wonder about readers who completely misunderstand something. I just think it's galling for them to write petulent condemnations on Amazon. Everyone's going to read things different, and some people just won't like some things. Deal, Anne.
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Date: 2004-09-21 08:07 pm (UTC)And I'm rather glad to have found that out, since I don't want any idiot friends.
If the message sent is the message received, and there are 500 readers who all get different messages, then what's the bleedin' message? That's just silly. (And note the corner you and flummery have been painted into: I think it's silly. If you tell me it's not because I just don't understand the point, then, welllllllll...... ;) )
I don't think it's at all inappropriate for an author to wonder about readers who completely misunderstand something. I just think it's galling for them to write petulent condemnations on Amazon. Everyone's going to read things different, and some people just won't like some things. Deal, Anne.