Readers / Reviewers – When is a spelling mistake REALLY a spelling mistake?

jorobinson176:

Excellent points here!

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog..... An Author Promotions Enterprise!:

On a recent post I published HERE , author Sally Cronin  made a valid point in the comments box “..a note on the UK/US markets – someone bought one of my books in the US in E-version and mentioned that there were some spelling mistakes….. using an ‘s’ instead of a ‘z’ in certain words. Such as ostracise and ostracize. Now that we are promoting our books online further afield it is just a small thing to consider…”.



So, to all Readers and Reviewers on BOTH sides of the North Atlantic Ocean :D

DO NOT think all spelling ‘mistakes’ are ACTUAL spelling mistakes.

There is a recognisable difference in certain word spellings between British English and North American English – they are a fact of life AND BOTH ARE VALID, so PLEASE make allowance for them.

I do not intend to give examples because there are far too many.

There…

View original 109 more words