Talk:Alexiad

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Why was this moved? It's usually known as "The Alexiad" in English. (The Penguin edition is called "The Alexiad of Anna Comnena.") Adam Bishop 22:51, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Definitely. Should it be moved back? Srnec 18:40, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

I don't know...it doesn't really matter I guess. We have things like Shahnameh which are also usually called "the Shahnameh". Adam Bishop 21:04, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Bad grammar results in ambiguous meaning

"In spite of this, the work doesn't lack of vivid fast-pacing narration......" The meaning is unclear. Does the writer mean "the work lacks vivid...." or "the work doesn't lack vivid...."? Who knows, flip a coin. Using "doesn't" is rather too informal for an encyclopaedia.

"They also suggest of a very broad education..." That's not grammatical either - perhaps the writers means "They also suggest a very broad education..." which is better but still not very good. 80.3.41.182 (talk) 23:14, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Sounds like acceptable grammar in some other language, translated too literally into English. Or very archaic English. It's easy to understand though; just remove the "of"s. Adam Bishop (talk) 01:41, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

You are so right. I removed the archaisms. Also converted "doesn't" to "does not". More polishing is needed, a native speaker would be essential for that task. Dipa1965 (talk) 21:10, 28 January 2008 (UTC)