[projectaon] Re: weird 02fotw erratum
- From: Ingo Kloecker <projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:42:07 +0200
On Sunday 26 April 2009, Simon Osborne wrote:
> On 25/04/2009 01:19, Benjamin I Krefetz wrote:
> > Ah yes. I thought I checked the test area to see if any changes
> > had been made, but I guess I didn't. That still leaves the issue of
> > sections 126 and 333, though. Do we change them all to right wrist?
>
> In the Mongoose editions, 126 still reads 'left wrist', but 333 has
> been corrected to 'right wrist'. For the sake of clarity, we might as
> well change both to 'right wrist' in harmony with our previous change
> and the Mongoose editions.
>
> One small query on 126:
>
> "You notice that several of these ruffians bear the strange tattoo of
> a serpent on their left wrist: the sign of Vonotar the Traitor."
>
> Clearly 'left' -> 'right'; but should we also change 'wrist' to
> 'wrists'?
Not sure. In 03tcok, section 26 we have
"The Ice Barbarians also have curious Bracelets attached to their left
wrists."
I checked a few other occurrences of "wrists". It seems "wrists" almost
always refers to the two wrists of one or more persons.
For example in 21votm, section 31:
"These poor wretches wear heavy iron manacles which encase their wrists
and ankles. Standing behind them are eight hard-faced guards, each with
a loop of knotted rope that dangles menacingly from their wrists."
"their left wrists" sound strange to my (German) ears. In German we'd
say "their left/right wrist" if we talk about one wrist of several
persons and we'd say "their wrists" if we talk about both wrists of
several persons.
Regards,
Ingo
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