ibmman | (no subject)

It really bothers me for some reason when I see books that reference text that is apparently 'ABOVE' or 'BELOW' despite the fact that it's a book, making it actually left or right. No one ever says "which will be described in the pages to the right". Something like 'follow' makes more sense, but it seems like most authors have forgotten that what they see on their screen isn't how most readers will end up viewing it.
I always try to catch myself when I'm writing and about to do that. Unless something on the same page is being referenced.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Yeah I see that all the time in my textbooks. They say "above" when the information they are referring to is on the page next to the current paragraph, or even on a previous page. I guess editors don't bother to correct things like that after the book is set into its publishing format.