If it helps, I'm still embarrassed about that, and other typos.
I'm embarrassed for you (and the others who made those mistakes)...because a simple spellchecker would eliminate that kind of problem. And, if folks submitting to this contest can't be bothered to run a simple spellcheck on a 300-word submission...? :-/
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If it helps, I'm still embarrassed about that, and other typos.I'm embarrassed for you (and the others who made those mistakes)...because a simple spellchecker would eliminate that kind of problem. And, if folks submitting to this contest can't be bothered to run a simple spellcheck on a 300-word submission...? :-/
To be fair, some sources cite "wonderous" as an acceptable spelling for the word (though "wondrous" seems to be universally accepted). It's possible that some spellcheckers don't recognize it as a spelling error.
But of course, Craft Wondrous Item is an actual game term, and as such, it should always be spelled "wondrous".
Let us not forget the vageries of spell-checker dictionaries
American English vs British English vs Australian English - etc.
The number of times I have forgotten swap to American English on documents to be sent out to customers, he he.
E.g.
American - Color, Armor
British - Colour, Armour
Interestingly, Wonderous is interchangeable with Wondrous in most dictionaries, but if you look the definitions up, only Wondrous has a full definition with Wonderous usually saying things like "see Wondrous"
So lets all wonder about the wonderous wonders of wondrous :P
Let us not forget the vageries of spell-checker dictionaries
American English vs British English vs Australian English - etc.
The number of times I have forgotten swap to American English on documents to be sent out to customers, he he.
E.g.
American - Color, Armor
British - Colour, ArmourInterestingly, Wonderous is interchangeable with Wondrous in most dictionaries, but if you look the definitions up, only Wondrous has a full definition with Wonderous usually saying things like "see Wondrous"
So lets all wonder about the wonderous wonders of wondrous :P
This is true! Spellcheck didn't catch it on mine. It's technically correct either way, although your way is the right way! ;)
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This is true! Spellcheck didn't catch it on mine. It's technically correct either way, although your way is the right way! ;)Let us not forget the vageries of spell-checker dictionaries
American English vs British English vs Australian English - etc.
The number of times I have forgotten swap to American English on documents to be sent out to customers, he he.
E.g.
American - Color, Armor
British - Colour, ArmourInterestingly, Wonderous is interchangeable with Wondrous in most dictionaries, but if you look the definitions up, only Wondrous has a full definition with Wonderous usually saying things like "see Wondrous"
So lets all wonder about the wonderous wonders of wondrous :P
I have automatic spellcheck set on my word, so it underlines it in squiggly red if word doesn't like the spelling. Wonderous shows up with squiggly red, Wondrous does not.
People who know they have spelling issues, should set their word processor to automatic spellcheck. This won't catch things that aren't technically misspellings but the wrong word (that's spelled correctly), but it will catch the obvious typos and such.
If you do have your automatic spellchecker activated, and you miss the obvious things, then I'm not sure you are right for game design or whatever. However, if your errors are in posts because you are using a phone or whatever, but your manuscripts are correct, then I don't see a major issue with that.
I tend to type stream of thought and end up making mistakes because of that when typing out these kinds of posts. But when I write a manuscript, I take a lot of extra time to self-edit. I'm sure I'm not alone in this.
‘Wonderous’ and ‘wondrous’ can, especially colloquially, be interchangeable. ‘Wonderous’ tends to connote a sense of beyond reality or the norm---such as a miracle or a transcendental experience. While ‘wondrous’ is more commonly used to express happiness or heightened emotions.
Though, like I said, these two words have become almost synonymous...even thought etymologically speaking ‘wondrous’ seems to be an older word with more definitions: by a few centuries.
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If it helps, I'm still embarrassed about that, and other typos.I'm embarrassed for you (and the others who made those mistakes)...because a simple spellchecker would eliminate that kind of problem. And, if folks submitting to this contest can't be bothered to run a simple spellcheck on a 300-word submission...? :-/
Oh, it was spellchecked, and edited several times. I was working on it in my journal which checks in real-time.
Then, somehow, I managed to submit a version that had a missing word, had an editing regression that triggered a demerit from a judge (which I know I had fixed perviously), and saved a different version on my machine which had that fix in but had yet a different error in it. Until I saw the comments from the judges, I'd have sworn blind that what was on my machine was what I submitted. I copy-pasted it into my journal and then hit 'submit'.
It makes no difference — the item was not suitable, let alone not superstar — but I'd love to know what form of fumble-fingeredness is capable of causing the symptoms above!
You have made it clear to me that, although I'm a passable technical author, I can learn a lot more about the craft of writing.
Be careful with spell check.
While it can catch typos, I know of at least one study that showed that for people who are decent or better, it made them worse.