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Old 12-05-2013, 05:56 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
Therefore, I said "According to Wikipedia". I wouldn't trust it blindly.

However, I read a lot of fantasy (so, there's quite a lot o bow and arrow stuff in there), and I've actually seen "notch an arrow" *far* more often than "nock an arrow". I have actually wondered if this was a difference between American and British English, or some other sort of weirdness.
I've seen it a lot too. But to be on the safe side, I'll just have all my characters use guns, light sabers, daggers and swords! Or if they shoot arrows maybe I can skip that whole loading sequence...
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