Comments on: Witness To A Hit? http://www.andrewklavan.com/2010/03/02/witness-to-a-hit/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Michael http://www.andrewklavan.com/2010/03/02/witness-to-a-hit/#comment-231 Michael Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:15:39 +0000 http://www.andrewklavan.com/?p=273#comment-231 You may well be right. I think a high level of nitpickiness in a critique is a good indicator that it's coming from ideology, personal animosity, or some such, rather than true artistic grounds. An errant apostrophe (that may or may not have been deliberate) would count in my book as nitpicky. 'The level of wit is not high, which is hardly surprising since the reigning intellect on the scene, Margot, is apparently under the impression that the E. M. Forster novel is titled “Howard’s End.” (It’s “Howards End.”)' Thanks for your always interesting comments, God Bless, Michael Hutton Ariah Park, Australia riven rather than art You may well be right. I think a high level of nitpickiness in a critique is a good indicator that it’s coming from ideology, personal animosity, or some such, rather than true artistic grounds.

An errant apostrophe (that may or may not have been deliberate) would count in my book as nitpicky.

‘The level of wit is not high, which is hardly surprising since the reigning intellect on the scene, Margot, is apparently under the impression that the E. M. Forster novel is titled “Howard’s End.” (It’s “Howards End.”)’

Thanks for your always interesting comments,

God Bless,
Michael Hutton
Ariah Park, Australia

riven rather than art

]]> By: Kendama http://www.andrewklavan.com/2010/03/02/witness-to-a-hit/#comment-227 Kendama Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:51:37 +0000 http://www.andrewklavan.com/?p=273#comment-227 If only I could see the play, <i>just</i> to piss off the feminists... If only I could see the play, just to piss off the feminists…

]]>