Talk:Leviathan:Volume 3 Chapter 1

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A few lines that I'm not confident enough I would change correctly. --Cthaeh (talk) 23:37, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

  • This was the heartmetal of an elite dragon's—no, a great dragon king's.
-Felt like it should be "of an elite dragon—no, of a great dragon king." But I can think of a few instances where I might use the possesive like that, even though it felt off here (I think I'm not used to seeing it applied with the possesor being a generalized noun), so I was hesitant to change it.
  • I can't believe I saw stuff along the likes of cosmetic surgery and injecting Botox...
-The phrase "along the likes of" felt like it should be "along the lines of," however I see the current phrasing is actually used (a few million google hits), so maybe it's me that just hasn't been exposed to it.
  • Compared to curry, his specialty is 'imitation Japanese food.'
- Felt like this should be "Rather than curry, his specialty is..."
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