dont know if this a repost but the new Harry Potter book has spelling mistakes ...

[RichUK]

not that im going to buy or read the book or watch the movie .. just thought i would share some chinese whispers ..

 

[toekramp]

examples?

 

[meltdown75]

Too bad JK Rowling isn't a member, you could spelling-nazi her to death...

 

[RichUK]

i'll have to find out .. i think it is just one spelling mistake .. for shame

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: RichUK
i'll have to find out .. i think it is just one spelling mistake .. for shame

you no own book, you no read book. no spread rumor

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Too bad JK Rowling isn't a member, you could spelling-nazi her to death...

Lol with a capital L ..

is Nazi the new word for pwnage/pwned now ..

 

[DeMeo]

The book would have gone through the publisher's spelling and grammer checks. Even if she did mispell something, there are a lot of people that proof read and such before it goes to print.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: DeMeo
The book would have gone through the publisher's spelling and grammer checks. Even if she did mispell something, there are a lot of people that proof read and such before it goes to print.

It's not uncommon for there to be a handful of spelling/grammar mistakes in published books. For example, their/there/they're is one you'll see every so often.

 

[nakedfrog]

Chinese whispers?

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: DeMeo
The book would have gone through the publisher's spelling and grammer checks. Even if she did mispell something, there are a lot of people that proof read and such before it goes to print.

yet there are still spelling mistakes I've seen in many books.

 

[BigB10293]

 

[Journer]

ide like to see you write a 400pg book w/ no errors... -_-

 

[imported_Kensai]

:laugh:

 

[x04d DaY]

It's more like 600. =/

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: Journer
ide like to see you write a 400pg book w/ no errors... -_-

Try 600

 

[astralusion]

wasnt't here a fug where i thought there should be a "fog" maybe i was wrong though

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: astralusion
wasnt't here a fug where i thought there should be a "fog" maybe i was wrong though

you're right, I think I read that bit last night. who knows, maybe it's some kind of funky British fog, the damn limeys.

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: Journer
ide like to see you write a 400pg book w/ no errors... -_-

I'd like to see a 400 character post with no errors.

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: Yossarian

Originally posted by: astralusion
wasnt't here a fug where i thought there should be a "fog" maybe i was wrong though

you're right, I think I read that bit last night. who knows, maybe it's some kind of funky British fog, the damn limeys.

I thought the same thing, but it's British informal for "heavy air" or something like that, so I have to assume she was at least half correct with using it to describe what was happening.

 

[myusername]

"Site" on page 10 should have been "sight" and there's no anglicanization that would save it. I griped about it in a grammar nazi thread rather than a HP thread.

 

[astralusion]

Originally posted by: mobobuff

Originally posted by: Yossarian

Originally posted by: astralusion
wasnt't here a fug where i thought there should be a "fog" maybe i was wrong though

you're right, I think I read that bit last night. who knows, maybe it's some kind of funky British fog, the damn limeys.

I thought the same thing, but it's British informal for "heavy air" or something like that, so I have to assume she was at least half correct with using it to describe what was happening.

yeah see exactly...i thought that there were some typos but i always just assumed it was a british way of saying something similar...so i guess i was right...odd word though...fug

 

[Landroval]

Originally posted by: RichUK
i'll have to find out .. i think it is just one spelling mistake .. for shame

I saw at least two in the first chapter or so. It really was distracting.

 

[chuckywang]

Yeah, well it's only the first printing. This is not just any book, it might have been rushed in order to satisfy the fans.

 

[MazerRackham]

It really seems to be hurting sales of that book!!

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: MazerRackham
It really seems to be hurting sales of that book!!

i know, only 6.9 million in 24 hours in the USA alone... i bet she's really kicking herself.