[bksvol-discuss] Re: Changing Misspelled words?
- From: "Gerald Hovas" <geraldhovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 16:35:29 -0600
Dave,
No, guess we both missed that one, not to mention it being missed by the
author and the editor.
Gerald
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Hi Gerald,
I don't think the author would win any accuracy prices for research. Did
your father catch the other mistake 4 words away?
A Mac is either a hamburger, computer, or a sub machine gun, the truck is a
Mack, with a k at the end.
Dave
At 09:59 AM 3/7/2005, you wrote:
>Cindy,
>
>So where do you draw the line? Would you correct the misspelling in the
>following paragraph from Ill Wind by Nevada Barr?
>
>Tom drove a real pickup and wore cowboy shirts with the sleeves ripped out.
>What would he consider big? Surely not a snubby-nosed little Mitsubishi. To
>a construction worker, "big truck" would mean a Kenmore, a Peter-bilt, a
>Mac.
>
>Did you even spot it? If you didn't, then here's a hint. Sears doesn't
>make big trucks, at least not under that brand name.
>
>The word should have been Kenworth. At least I think that's how the
company
>spells it's name.
>
>BTW, it's not a mistake by the validator. That's how it appears in the
>paperback. So would you correct it knowing that Nevada Barr didn't mean
for
>her construction workers to be driving a home appliance? <grin>
>
>Personally, I would have left it the way it is in the book and wondered if
>anyone else would have spotted it. Just for the record, for those of you
>who missed it, I didn't spot it either when I read it. My father had to
>point it out to me. Oh well, nobody's perfect. <smile>
>
>Gerald
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