On 20/02/2008, Julian Bradley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Maybe my wordpower is exceptionally limited
> compared to the potential readers of this book
> but this seemed very odd editing.
Nobody can know all the words in the dictionary. It's a good idea for
a children's author to introduce a few exotic words that his readers
will have to look up. If it's a gripping yarn then they will want to
look them up.
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Michael Leuty
Nottingham, UK
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