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Is this the fault of the publisher, or are they deliberate? Even on the publisher's note at the very front they've written "no" instead of "not". It seems sloppy, makes you not wanna read the book.

Never read it so I couldn't really care.

Don't remember that. What do you consider spelling mistakes? Queens versus American English?

I tend to follow the story rather then the grammar.

Why am I full of apathy?

I don't know. Ask Max Barry.

The Black Forrest wrote:I tend to follow the story rather then the grammar.

I'm loathe to admit that "in tha begenung, gawd creatid the heavens n tha earf" would have created a significantly less engaging story.

I never noticed any glaring mistakes while reading it.

Souseiseki wrote:

The Black Forrest wrote:I tend to follow the story rather then the grammar.

I'm loathe to admit that "in tha begenung, gawd creatid the heavens n tha earf" would have created a significantly less engaging story.

Well, this isn't bloody Scottish.

Outer Britannia wrote:Is this the fault of the publisher, or are they deliberate? Even on the publisher's note at the very front they've written "no" instead of "not". It seems sloppy, makes you not wanna read the book.

soooooo

you only read the publishers note?

I thoroughly enjoyed Lexis.

Why not try that instead? For a novel about words, it seems remarkably free of slip-ups.

Ashmoria wrote:

Outer Britannia wrote:Is this the fault of the publisher, or are they deliberate? Even on the publisher's note at the very front they've written "no" instead of "not". It seems sloppy, makes you not wanna read the book.

soooooo

you only read the publishers note?

Possibly.

It's been a few years since I read it but I think I'd remember an assload of spelling mistakes.

Major-Tom wrote:Why am I full of apathy?

Cuz u be an edgy mofo Libling

English spelling is a mistake.

It's just sloppy, the publisher is paid to root out spelling mistakes and they couldn't even check their own spelling on the first page. Max Barry should get his money back.

Outer Britannia wrote:It's just sloppy, the publisher is paid to root out spelling mistakes and they couldn't even check their own spelling on the first page. Max Barry should get his money back.

Maybe it was just a one-time mistake? It could've just been an old publish or there was a mistake with the print.

Outer Britannia wrote:It's just sloppy, the publisher is paid to root out spelling mistakes and they couldn't even check their own spelling on the first page. Max Barry should get his money back.

I thought the editor revised spelling?

Souseiseki wrote:

The Black Forrest wrote:I tend to follow the story rather then the grammar.

I'm loathe to admit that "in tha begenung, gawd creatid the heavens n tha earf" would have created a significantly less engaging story.

May I suggest Ahmad's Rotten English anthology?

Outer Britannia wrote:Is this the fault of the publisher, or are they deliberate? Even on the publisher's note at the very front they've written "no" instead of "not". It seems sloppy, makes you not wanna read the book.

So you would one day come to NSG and create this thread.

Could be Australian English? It's more like UK than US but has a few US spellings.

Publisher's notes aren't the author's fault.

Major-Tom wrote:

Souseiseki wrote:
I'm loathe to admit that "in tha begenung, gawd creatid the heavens n tha earf" would have created a significantly less engaging story.

Well, this isn't bloody Scottish.

It's all about getting the real King James experience fam

Negresia and Gruenia wrote:

Major-Tom wrote:
Well, this isn't bloody Scottish.

It's all about getting the real King James experience fam

Getting buggered?

Aks Maks Bery

I don't actually remember tons of spelling mistakes. Then again, it has been awhile since I read it. *shrug*

Geilinor wrote:I don't know. Ask Max Barry.

I have my suspicions that Max Barry is not the true author of Jennifer Government. In the publisher's note, I noticed that the publisher referred to him as Mex Borry.

Major-Tom wrote:Why am I full of apathy?

A good question. You haven't been here for long, so it's not as if NationStates General managed to dull all of your feelings yet. Maybe it's a natural talent.

Pope Joan wrote:I thoroughly enjoyed Lexis.

Why not try that instead? For a novel about words, it seems remarkably free of slip-ups.

I highly recommend lexicon. it is an excellent book.