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Originally Posted by Blossom
It's not so much one slip of a modern word but the writing in a whole. I haven't look at Milan's style so I can't say where I put her. I don't have a problem with adding things that aren't historical accurate like a female gladiator. I do however have a problem when a women set in regency times acts like a modern woman when we know she would be shunned by the ton if that were the case. My imagination doesn't stretch that far.
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actually, female gladiators were authentic. I agree that social mores are important to get right--much more so than individual behavior; people act for their own reasons and according to their own personalities, but societies are more predictable.