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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm now reading "For King and Country" by Robert Asprin and Linda Evans, which is annoying me in its use of American spellings for British things, such as "Ministry of Defense" (sic). No, sorry, it's "Ministry of Defence", no matter what the nationality of the author. This is just so irritating  . Why can't authors take more care? |
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
Are you sure it isn't the fault of the publisher or proofreader?
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Or even an American based spell checker.
I have read the book years ago and being an American I did not pick up on the misspelling. I must admit that I do prefer that books set in the United Kingdom use the British form of English. I think I can figure out the meaning and definition and if not there is always a dictionary or Google.
Apache