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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
"horrific mistake"?!? It's a typo in a book, why would anybody describe it as an "horrific mistake"?
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Maybe "horrific" is over egging it, maybe not. But there seems to be no acceptance that anyone might be offended. Yes, the mistake might have been silly - but for all its silliness it might well have caused offence. An apology for that would have both been appropriate and killed the story.