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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
I have never found more than one or two errors in a BPH.
Hey silly question. I noticed you are in New Zealand. Do you use more British or American spellings?
I asked because to an American reader, you misspelled misspelt in your post.
Also note that B&A sometimes use different punctuation.
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New Zealand English is very close to British English, 'misspelt' is one of the correct ways to spell the word. I wouldn't count American spellings in the books I read as errors. (I am not claiming to be particularly good at spelling myself, but then I am not a professional publisher charging money for what I publish, so I don't need to be.)
I just noticed that on the publisher's website for the book I mentioned there is even a spelling mistake in the book's synopsis (creatures of the herb: it should be 'herd'.) It is hard to believe that they do this for a living. It is like visiting a company that makes elevators and finding that I have to use the stairs because their elevator doesn't work properly.