If that is the case... uh oh!I have to confess I've wondered if the editors just didn't point it out to Steve thinking certainly he must realize it was misspelled so obviously it had to be intentional.
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If that is the case... uh oh!I have to confess I've wondered if the editors just didn't point it out to Steve thinking certainly he must realize it was misspelled so obviously it had to be intentional.
But why is it also misspelled on Under Debbie's Blue Umbrella?
When my dad was alive, he always pronounced K-Mart as K-Mark. Another friend used to say "Cripsy" for crispy. Just a quirk, I thought. Some people simply mis-pronounce certain things. As to the spelling of guaranteed, simply bad proofreading. I didn't even notice it myself.One thing I wondered throughout was
why Brady used the word "perk" instead of "perp". I was expecting that to be a major clue to his identity for Hodges or something. But it didn't even produce a tantrum out of Brady when Hodges told him he was using the wrong word. Was that just one of Brady's character flaws? Character as in what makes him tick, not character as in he is one.
Not a complaint though, just a curiosity.
Yes! Thank you, quirk is a much better word choice than my use of character flaw. That's what it seems to be, just one of his quirks.When my dad was alive, he always pronounced K-Mart as K-Mark. Another friend used to say "Cripsy" for crispy. Just a quirk, I thought. Some people simply mis-pronounce certain things. As to the spelling of guaranteed, simply bad proofreading. I didn't even notice it myself.
Aaaargh!!! And I really thought you would know Ms. Mod!
I would be so grateful if you could ask SK when you get a chance. Thank you!
"...one of those words he often spells wrong." That's so cute. I don't know why; it just is. I'll never look at the word guaranteed the same again.Well, turns out I was right about thinking the editors thought it was intentional so didn't point it out. I asked Steve yesterday and he didn't realize it hadn't been caught with Spellcheck and confessed it's one of those words that he often spells wrong. I've been in touch with his editors at Scribner and it will most likely be fixed in future printings but possibly not until the paperback is released. Color all of us embarrassed!
Very interesting! I'll give you my mailing address Ms. Mod so SK can send me a check for proofreading services rendered.Well, turns out I was right about thinking the editors thought it was intentional so didn't point it out. I asked Steve yesterday and he didn't realize it hadn't been caught with Spellcheck and confessed it's one of those words that he often spells wrong. I've been in touch with his editors at Scribner and it will most likely be fixed in future printings but possibly not until the paperback is released. Color all of us embarrassed!
Well, turns out I was right about thinking the editors thought it was intentional so didn't point it out. I asked Steve yesterday and he didn't realize it hadn't been caught with Spellcheck and confessed it's one of those words that he often spells wrong. I've been in touch with his editors at Scribner and it will most likely be fixed in future printings but possibly not until the paperback is released. Color all of us embarrassed!
The term for doing that kind of mis-pronunciation is called using a spoonerism. My little contribution .When my dad was alive, he always pronounced K-Mart as K-Mark. Another friend used to say "Cripsy" for crispy. Just a quirk, I thought. Some people simply mis-pronounce certain things. As to the spelling of guaranteed, simply bad proofreading. I didn't even notice it myself.
...well now, let's not be hasty...*Geeks out like Calvin Tower.
I have a book with typos!!! I have a book with typos!!!
ok GNTLGNT if you don't want things hurled in your general direction, ill just have to put these chocolate and lead chip cookies back on the kitchen counter.
That really made me laugh! Understandable, though-I will never learn to spell 'publicly' or 'necessary' right the first time.Well, turns out I was right about thinking the editors thought it was intentional so didn't point it out. I asked Steve yesterday and he didn't realize it hadn't been caught with Spellcheck and confessed it's one of those words that he often spells wrong. I've been in touch with his editors at Scribner and it will most likely be fixed in future printings but possibly not until the paperback is released. Color all of us embarrassed!
A spoonerism is more a play on words, like "The Lord is a shoving leopard" instead of "The Lord is a loving shepherd". It occurs when two consonants or sounds are switched. Saying K-Mark for K-Mart is more of a malapropism, which is the use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound, resulting in a nonsensical, often humorous utterance.The term for doing that kind of mis-pronunciation is called using a spoonerism. My little contribution .
Hey! Me first! I questioned it right at the beginning of the thread! (haha!)Very interesting! I'll give you my mailing address Ms. Mod so SK can send me a check for proofreading services rendered.
Obvioulsy I am just kidding. I am a copywriter/proofreader by trade though and this really stuck out at me from the start.
But I mentioned it a couple of weeks ago when the UDBU site was linked in the letter to Hodges! And at that point Ms. Mod had gotten back to me to tell me it was exactly as it was in the book.Hey! Me first! I questioned it right at the beginning of the thread! (haha!)
HAha! Deal!But I mentioned it a couple of weeks ago when the UDBU site was linked in the letter to Hodges! And at that point Ms. Mod had gotten back to me to tell me it was exactly as it was in the book.
Ok, I'll share the check with you!
btw... I once "lost" a $1million check for SK.