tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post1590655110593244453..comments2024-01-08T18:25:51.974+00:00Comments on Kraut's English phonetic blog: English Phonetics: Twentieth-Century DevelopmentKrauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-46584174225327897402012-03-17T20:00:01.267+00:002012-03-17T20:00:01.267+00:00"I'm still in the land of the living"..."I'm still in the land of the living", for which we are grateful!Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-43497267915682931492012-03-17T15:14:18.016+00:002012-03-17T15:14:18.016+00:00Thanks, Sidney, for those kind words.
I've h...Thanks, Sidney, for those kind words. <br /><br />I've had on occasion in recent years, especially when being introduced to people, noticed a reluctance on their part to believe that I'm still in the land of the living. I dont blame them.<br /><br />JackJWLhttp://yek.me.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-69553849696240879772012-03-14T13:43:18.717+00:002012-03-14T13:43:18.717+00:00Aren't 're-print' and 'print-on-de...Aren't 're-print' and 'print-on-demand' different things? At least, that's what I thought. Enlighten me, please, if I'm wrong!Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-52472016988480988122012-03-13T21:27:11.514+00:002012-03-13T21:27:11.514+00:00I wouldn't buy print on demand stuff. They don...I wouldn't buy print on demand stuff. They don't even have their own copies. They just reproduce books which are already available free online.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-59717683743449697032012-03-13T11:08:20.063+00:002012-03-13T11:08:20.063+00:00There is another aspect to this, not necessarily v...There is another aspect to this, not necessarily valid in this instance. While googling for possible free PDFs of old out of copyright books, I've noticed that more and more are being included in print on demand catalogues, which theoretically makes them in print again and not available for free scanning.Sidney Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138711082469220983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-44323253164236842402012-03-13T08:49:55.329+00:002012-03-13T08:49:55.329+00:00I can request all titles through the interlibrary ...I can request all titles through the interlibrary loan service and I've got O'Connor & Arnold and Jack Windsor Lewis on my shelf (well, their books - not the authors). And I save 800 pounds (minus the loan charges for ordering the books)!Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-16324286007916374292012-03-12T22:13:09.959+00:002012-03-12T22:13:09.959+00:00Pah! I've got 'em all already (I wish!).Pah! I've got 'em all already (I wish!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-50740987621253290802012-03-12T16:15:41.423+00:002012-03-12T16:15:41.423+00:00Well done JackWell done JackSidney Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138711082469220983noreply@blogger.com