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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: March 31, 2024, 08:28:14 PM »
Happy Easter Sunday for everyone!
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I’m wondering if Jim’s defense for the misspellings is the story is taking place far in the future after some cataclysmic event made the world the way it is in the books. Languages can change over time, with different spellings, different pronunciations and even different syntax and tenses.
That could be total nonsense, but if I was in Jim’s shoes, that would my excuse. It would be more believable if there are slightly different spellings for ships with English names or English noble names. I only listened to the audio book, so I can’t tell.
As I said, most TOA names are written like nowadays, except for some Spanish names. That means, yes, spelling can change in many years in the future, but apparently it only affected Spanish names.
Of course I imagine Jim is not fluent in Spanish and that is perfectly ok, but you can check the spelling in Google or just ask someone who knows. I am surprised not the betas, not even the editor thought in suggesting a change of spelling for the ship.
Also, you are entitled to your opinion that this is a minor issue, as I am entitled to my own opinion.