> > > On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, skzb wrote: > > > Teresa, on her Web log, was just discussing this--the difficulty pronouncing > > the combined sounds of "Echantess" and "Dzur" close to each other. There > > are two assumptions here: 1) The sales people don't know anything and can't > > read 2) One wants the salespeople enthusiastic about the book. > > > What are these salespeople I hear tell of? I don't think I've ever > encountered one in my life as a compulsive reader. > Uh...you woudln't. They work for the publisher, selling the book to the jobbers, the chains, and the bookstores.