Comments for D. Webster Fraser

Comment on Could of… Are you kidding me?? by Kliment

Kliment — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:47:31 +0000

I am a non-native English speaker. I read and leave comments on YouTube videos quite often. One day, while I was reading a comment, I stumbled upon a sentence which contained one of those “could/should/would + of” gems… The first time I read the sentence I thought it was some new grammatical construction I wasn’t familiar with. I was thinking about what it could possibly mean for about two minutes… Literally. I wondered how I hadn’t heard the expression before because I had been an English speaker for more than ten years already. I found out that it’s a mistake even after I “googled” it.
I am writing this comment because I am genuinely concerned about the future of the English language. Although it’s not my mother-tongue, as I already said, I love it. More precisely I love the idea of a universal language – one language with the power to bring the world closer together. Born in 1991, I was lucky to experience its most recent, and I daresay most dramatic growth – triggered by the growth of the Internet. Unfortunately, it’s also the cause of the pollution of the language we witness every day. I wish it was only the “verb + of” mistake.. It turns out that there are more illiterate people than one could imagine, and which is most tragic – they are mainly native speakers. They use “your” instead of “you’re” and vice-versa, “their” instead of “they’re”, “try and” instead of “try to” (in situations where it doesn’t make sense) and many more… I feel like my head will explode when I read something like that.
Thanks for the great post, I enjoyed every word of it.

Comment on Buy by Layout for Facebook

Layout for Facebook — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:26:05 +0000

I liked what I read and I enjoy Facebook.

Comment on The Appetite has Returned! by dwebsterfraser

dwebsterfraser — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:07:53 +0000

Thanks, Patrick. I know the odds are against me, but I also have confidence in my writing, and if I put in the effort, I know I can accomplish just about anything. I’ll keep you posted on my progress (thanks for signing up for the newsletter!).

Comment on Could of… Are you kidding me?? by dwebsterfraser

dwebsterfraser — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:57:04 +0000

I agree, Patrick. Sometimes it’s hard to understand how things got to this point, but then again, we’re all subject to the laws of human nature. Thanks for visiting and leaving some thoughts. DWF

Comment on Could of… Are you kidding me?? by Patrick Martin writing as Martin J Frankson

Patrick Martin writing as Martin J Frankson — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:27:22 +0000

You are absolutely right. Everyone however should employ an editor as well as performing their own due diligence to their spelling and grammar to minimise or eliminate howlers that will just beat a path from the slushpile to the garbage-can. (or ‘bin’ as we say over here in Ireland). I fear however that text messaging will do no service to the language.

Comment on The Appetite has Returned! by Patrick Martin writing as Martin J Frankson

Patrick Martin writing as Martin J Frankson — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:24:38 +0000

Fantastic cover and best of luck with this novel. I am planning on self publishing my own novel later in the year and writers like you are beating a veritable and worthy path. Thank you

Comment on The Appetite has Returned! by janet fitzgerald

janet fitzgerald — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:28:21 +0000

This book will keep you turning the page to see what happens next! The characters are vivid and you will feel lots of emotion as you get to know them. I must admit there are one or two scenes which were a stretch for me, as I don’t usually like graphic violence, but if you can be brave and endure them, the story is worth it. Funny, I felt the same way when I first watched Sopranos and Dexter. Sometimes you just have to stretch beyond your comfort zone when you realize that there is so much to the plot and characters that it was worth the momentary discomfort!

Comment on Nobody does this alone… by dwebsterfraser

dwebsterfraser — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:43 +0000

Thanks, Lisa. I appreciate the words and hope you’ll enjoy the short stories I am posting here on the site.

Comment on Nobody does this alone… by Lisa R.

Lisa R. — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:18:46 +0000

Hi Dave! It’s Lisa here…Meghan’s sister! I just had to let you know that I read your book quite a while ago now (Shawn lent me his copy), and I loved it! I wish you the greatest of success in your writing, and just wanted to stop in to say Hi!! )

Comment on Nobody does this alone… by dwebsterfraser

dwebsterfraser — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:59:21 +0000

Thanks, Lindsay. I’ll keep you posted…