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Allison
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Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:19 pm |
 
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Just glancing through Men & Magic, to the un-numbered page before page 4, I noticed that the foreword on this page is actually spelt forward.
Wondered if this was just a play on the word and appears in each printing?
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deimos3428
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Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:24 pm |
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| Allison wrote: | Just glancing through Men & Magic, to the un-numbered page before page 4, I noticed that the foreword on this page is actually spelt forward.
Wondered if this was just a play on the word and appears in each printing?
Mary |
I think it's just a typo.
I'm not sure if you were trying to be humourous, but "spelt" is a correct alternative form of "spelled" in British and Canadian English. (In American English, it's just a type of wheat.) |
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Traveller
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Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:26 pm |
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Not to mention that in order to be technically correct, it should be "foreword", not "foreward" or "forward". |
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nerelas
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Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:34 pm |
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| Quote: | | I'm not sure if you were trying to be humourous, but "spelt" is a correct alternative form of "spelled" in British and Canadian English. (In American English, it's just a type of wheat.) |
Some of us in the US still use what you call "alternative" forms. Leapt instead of "leaped", etc. Must come from reading too many British authors, eh?
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And, of course, "foreword" is the same as "prologue", and "afterword" is the same as "epilogue"... |
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Allison
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Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:01 am |
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Yes, I am English.
No, I was not trying to be humorous (a word frequently mis-spelled as humourous...). 
I was actually attempting to direct a question at someone who has a copy of this printing of Men & Magic - or any printing of it, for that matter.
Just wondered if in other copies the spelling appeared as the correct 'foreword' and not 'forward,' as it does in mine.
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bombadil
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Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:14 am |
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Not sure about Men & Magic, but that's definitely the way it's spelled on the flag of the great state of Wisconsin.  |
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Traveller
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Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:04 pm |
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The misspelling persisted through the various prints of the OCE, as my OCE has said misspelling.
P.S. I just noticed that the OP spelled "foreword" correctly to begin with. That's what I get for typing late at night. Sorry about that.  |
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Plaag
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Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:53 pm |
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| bombadil wrote: | | Not sure about Men & Magic, but that's definitely the way it's spelled on the flag of the great state of Wisconsin. |
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Deadlord39
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Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:41 pm |
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And here I thought Wisconsin was a backward state......
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bombadil
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Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:32 pm |
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You must be thinking of south-central Wisconsin, where Geraldo Rivera was punched out at a KKK rally.
The rest of Wisconsin is the birth place of the Democratic Party. |
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