Thread Name: What does "R" mean in the Guide? From: SGottlieb@removed> Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 20:59:42 EST Henry, in your latest guide, looking at the entry for GOODBYE COLUMBUS by Roth, the "comments" column indicates "R90" I cannot even find an "R" in the key to symbols so can you please help out a guy who admits an occasional lapse in his ability to decipher some of your rather obfuscatory notations. Henry, not all of your readers are college professors. In fact, some may even be lacking any college degrees. For myself and any other simpletons, I beg your indulgence. Naturally I prefer to hear directly from the horse's mouth but I'd be happy to hear from anyone perspicacious enough to unravel the "R90" mystery... ------------------------------------- From: "John M. Wolansky" <jwol@removed> Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 08:07:14 -0500 How about reprinted in the 1990's? Check page 41, first entry for Tale of Two Cities, then look down the page to Dreiser, Sister Carrie where the abbreviation is used. If I am mistaken, I will certainly be corrected by the astute reader's on the board. ------------------------------------- From: HTatML@removed> Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 15:23:32 EST I forgot to enter "R" but it stands for reprint. In other places you will see RML. ------------------------------------- From: SGottlieb@removed> Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 19:46:07 EST Wow, I can hardly believe how ignorant I turned out to be! After all those years in college. How could I have failed to extrapolate the "R" from "RML?" Maybe because in the key to symbols I first found "R" in "RH" which is identified as "RANDOM HOUSE" and I thereby developed the theory that R meant "Random" so carring my stupidity to its logical conclusion (or so I thought) I came up with "R90" meaning random 90 or possibly radial 90 which is a registered trademark of Firestone Tire Co. Anyway, forgetting to include the letter "R" in the key is no big deal and look at how many Henry actually remembered to include! A LOT! I hope all of you outside the great state of Michigan have an enormously profitable and healthy 2002! And a special wish for Mr. Andes and Henry Toledano who actually saw their work through to fruition and while both books have minor problems, at least they made it past the bullshit stage. -------------------------------------