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Penforhire · 06-06-2011, 10:04 PM

I tend to agree. The content of a book is only slightly diminished by a handful of such errors. Most of us are passionate about something. When someone writes about that passion and is in error we can't help but notice. I see it the same for authors who get a location wrong or a historical event like, oh, Paul Revere (sorry, couldn't help but add a current reference that nobody will get in a year, lol).

But if we stumble over it while reading and it disturbs our flow, whether language or fact, we owe it to authors we otherwise enjoy to send them a note. Or rant about it in our blogs.

edit - I believe "an historical" is also still correct, if falling-into-disfavor, English?

06-06-2011, 10:04 PM	#20
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	I tend to agree. The content of a book is only slightly diminished by a handful of such errors. Most of us are passionate about something. When someone writes about that passion and is in error we can't help but notice. I see it the same for authors who get a location wrong or a historical event like, oh, Paul Revere (sorry, couldn't help but add a current reference that nobody will get in a year, lol). But if we stumble over it while reading and it disturbs our flow, whether language or fact, we owe it to authors we otherwise enjoy to send them a note. Or rant about it in our blogs. edit - I believe "an historical" is also still correct, if falling-into-disfavor, English? Last edited by Penforhire; 06-06-2011 at 10:07 PM.