Well, Harry sent me the errata sheets and there's about 4 or 5 A4 sheets worth I'd corrections. Most are to do with punctuation, usage of SI symbols, it's vs. its; there were quite a few typos as well. Ill post up the errata tomorrow when I am at my computer - seems I cannot get it work on my iPad.
Let take this opportunity to thank Harry for going through the document and highlighting the problem areas.
Let take this opportunity to thank Harry for going through the document and highlighting the problem areas.
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You're welcome!
Actually that's something I was pleased to see you had got correct.
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One assumes you prefer the US spellings? If you're a British-English speaker/writer but you suspect the majority of your readers will be American, should you use their spellings and words (faucet/tap sidewalk/pavement etc.)?
Here we have identified the root of the problem. Spelling checkers. Flat, they make us lazy. Being a bit dyslexic, quite handy actually. Too bad we rely on them too much. An easy way to be tricked, is if you type as well as my fat fingers and don't see very well, then the tiny font that pops up in checkers can easily lead you to a correctly spelled word which is the wrong one. I am sure the topic of texting has been beaten sufficiently. I don't have that problem as I don't text.
Two of my pet peeves: "that" vs "which". All too common. "Utilize". It has no use for which use does not completely satisfy other than to sound pompous.
When in doubt, the Oxford English Dictionary is the official dictionary of English. Oxford Dictionaries Online
should've is contracted from 'should have', past tense. 'should of' is actually incorrect, but it seems to have been conscripted into common use. Proper written English is very exact, but I must admit I do make mistakes sometimes when writing in hast.
I can certianly understand how someone who's first language is not English can have so many difficulties, particularly when reading writing that consist of mistakes and incorrect grammer.
Unfortunately in the US, so many are poorly educated to get it right, or just lazy. The advent of texting compounds this problem. Spelling has always been my Achilles Heel, thank goodness for spell check. Spell check does not always get the grammer proper though. Also homonyms are a problem as is 'to' and 'too', or 'two'. One must always review. Good thread.
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Come on, most of the people here are ESLers. (please correct!), myself included. I find it sad though, that those brought up in Enlish can be so incompetent in their spelling and inability to put a thought to paper.
In electricity "phase" and "polarity" are distinctly different, yet related. But it seems that only batteries have polarity.
And than there is the Kodak Theatre in LA! What's with that?
Soon we will speak and write "Ape", like in the Planets of...
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In electricity "phase" and "polarity" are distinctly different, yet related. But it seems that only batteries have polarity.
And than there is the Kodak Theatre in LA! What's with that?
Soon we will speak and write "Ape", like in the Planets of...
I enjoyed the rant! E
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