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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #15 on: November 03, 2005, 03:03:11 PM »
Okay...

Why did Fell capitalize Human and Dragon in the Nexus Ops article?
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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #16 on: November 03, 2005, 03:15:04 PM »
because he deserves a slap.

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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2005, 03:38:13 PM »
Because they're specific unit names in the game.
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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #18 on: November 03, 2005, 04:15:51 PM »
yeah, but he does still deserve a slap, don't you think?

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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2005, 05:28:14 PM »
A can capitalize whatever I darn well please, slap-free.
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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #20 on: November 03, 2005, 07:29:40 PM »
but it won't change the fact that you deserve one.

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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #21 on: November 04, 2005, 07:21:29 AM »
Heck considering the first that happened to Fell after being born was getting slapped I think that proves SE's point that he always deserves one.
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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #22 on: November 07, 2005, 07:38:04 PM »
I would change this:
He's a manager, and executive, he controls the events from behind the curtain
to this:
He's a manager and executive; he controls the events from behind the curtain
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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #23 on: November 07, 2005, 10:40:12 PM »
Then change it.
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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #24 on: November 08, 2005, 12:27:14 AM »
I don't know how to change the front-page blurbs.
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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #25 on: November 08, 2005, 02:07:38 AM »
Oh, is that in the front page? I wondered why you were asking about it. I'll do it now.
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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #26 on: November 08, 2005, 04:09:08 PM »
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I noticed this on Item I.5 of the TWG FAQ.  Someone mind removing the 7 at the end?
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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #28 on: November 10, 2005, 05:43:29 PM »
"each side projects its warriors further and further in the future."

This is the corrected text.  He originally had farther, but I changed it.  I'm curious, however, if "farther" might actually be appropriate in this context, since it is being used in the sense of time travel.
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Re: Jade Knight's thread of Proofreadingishnesses
« Reply #29 on: November 10, 2005, 08:04:15 PM »
That is an interesting question. I would say no in general, since farther denotes spatial distance rather than temporal, but I think you could make a case for it.
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