Comments on: Not Written in Lipstick – Sarah Dunn’s Novel ‘Secrets to Happiness’ http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/not-written-in-lipstick-%e2%80%93-sarah-dunn%e2%80%99s-novel-%e2%80%98secrets-to-happiness%e2%80%99/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:28:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Azalea http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/not-written-in-lipstick-%e2%80%93-sarah-dunn%e2%80%99s-novel-%e2%80%98secrets-to-happiness%e2%80%99/#comment-7912 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:34:48 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=17632#comment-7912 You wrote: “If Dunn’s heroines fall for faithless men, it isn’t because they are vapid or silly – it’s because they are confused.” Being literal minded I at first read that as the _men_ being confused rather than vapid or silly! This made no sense so I read it again.

It’s actually very difficult to avoid this misplaced pronouns error (Jane Austen did it a lot) but it usually doesn’t really cause confusion. Thought you would want to know, since you point out grammatical errors in other’s writings. (smile)

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