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Old 07-17-2010, 03:19 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
The PG versions of Jane Austen all appear to use modern spellings and punctuation.

In that case the originals used for these versions must also have used the modern spellings etc. Certainly DP proofers work to the premise

"Don't change what the author wrote!"

[though we can change what the printer made a mistake with - but 'archaic' spelling (if in the original) will remain after the 3 proofing rounds]
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