It doesn't say American spelling, it says American quotation style,
which is double quotes for dialog and not single quotes. Otherwise we
don't change between en-US and en-GB.
On 10/21/25 3:06 PM, Robert Leonard wrote:
> Apologies, the technical guide called for using American spelling of
> words. If I misunderstood the directions put forward by the guide, I'll
> notate for my future reviews and revert to the original en-GB spelling.
>
> On Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 3:27:51 PM UTC-4 David wrote:
>
> I'm not Lukas (note the "k"! ;) but I am puzzled (and will be
> reviewing in due course.
>
> As far as I can see, "sceptic", etc., is a "chiefly British spelling":
>
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sceptic <https://
>
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sceptic>
> and this is an `en-GB` book. That means the the spelling with `c` is
> absolutely appropriate. What made you think it should be
> "Americanized"? You can see why I'm puzzled!
>
> David / Fife, UK
>
> On Tue, 21 Oct 2025 at 20:18, Robert Leonard wrote:
>
> Sorry, should have attached linked and screenshots of the
> [Editorial] commits for ease of review. Here you go.
>
> repository:
https://github.com/pahootaman/anthony-berkeley_the-
> layton-court-mystery <
https://github.com/pahootaman/anthony-
> berkeley_the-layton-court-mystery>
>
> *Editorial commits*
> Chapter 8 [src/epub/text/chapter-8.xhtml]
> 1.png
>
>
> Chapter 24 [src/epub/text/chapter-24.xhtml]
> 2.png
>
>
> Chapter 25 [src/epub/text/chapter-25.xhtml]
> 3.png
> Chapter 27 [src/epub/text/chapter-27.xhtml]
> 4.png
>
> *Note*: editorial changes to chapter 8 and 24 are on the same
> commit. After I committed and sent it off, I decided to do it on
> a per-chapter basis.
>
> On Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 2:54:30 PM UTC-4 Robert Leonard
> wrote:
>
> Hi Lucas,
>
> I've proofread the transcript a few times and committed a
> small number of editorial changes regarding the
> Americanization of the word "skeptic" and "skeptically" (was
> spelled with a 'c' in the original text). Otherwise, the
> tools did their job wonderfully.
>
> Saying that, I'm moving on to next steps and wanted to lock-
> in a cover art before it gets taken. I've found nice oil
> painting named "Landscape with a Bull" from the SE artworks
> library (
https://standardebooks.org/artworks/anonymous/
> landscape-with-a-bull <
https://standardebooks.org/artworks/
> anonymous/landscape-with-a-bull>), that would go great with
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