Grammar and Spelling Mistakes - Part I
Posted: March 5th, 2014, 1:51 pm
IJBall wanted a separate topic for grammar and spelling mistakes, so here it is! Please post any that you find in this thread.
Before we begin, I know that some of you don't care about missing quotation marks, unnecessary capitals and the like. Good for you! Thomas Riegsecker (BasiliskWrangler) is a big boy, he can decide for himself if any of the suggestions below are worth the time and effort.
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Grammar Mistakes/Suggestions #2
Location: Dialogue response when talking to Arima
Text: It seems to me that candecium would be more valuable than...
Correction/Suggestion: Candecium should begin with a capital for consistency with other dialogues
Location: Dialogue with Arima
Text: She then told me that there was a good chance that someone matching your desciption, with your name, would come...
Correction/Suggestion: Description is spelt incorrectly
Location: Dialogue with Arima
Text: I will not pay you for 4 or 7 or 9...only 10 pearls all together.
Correction/Suggestion: Should be four, seven, nine and ten
Location: Dialogue with Arima
Text: Well, pearls are usually found in Giant Clams.
Correction/Suggestion: Both words don't need to begin with a capital
Location: Quest description for "A String of Pearls"
Text: Arima, the owner of the mineral shop in Rockhammer, needs 10 pearls.
Correction/Suggestion: Ten
Location: Rockhammer Mine narration
Text: Ahead you see the yellowish glow of Barrean Sulfur lamps, which burn...
Correction/Suggestion: No need for capital
Location: Dialogue with Logi
Text: You see a dwarven miner looking over a long parchment...
Correction/Suggestion: Dwarven should begin with a capital for consistency with other dialogues
Location: Dialogue with Logi
Text: ...clear up the roach problem by bringing in Cave Scorpions. The only thing that 'brilliant' idea accomplished is now we've got a well-fed overpopulation of cave scorpions living in the...
Correction/Suggestion: For consistency capitalize or uncapitalize the name of the creature
Location: Rockhammer Mine narration
Text: You will not be able to fit into this tunnel which is cut precisely to the shape of the cart.
Correction/Suggestion: ...cut precisely to the shape of a mine cart.
Location: Rockhammer Mine narration
Text: IMPORTANT TIP: To strike a non-hostile object, like these Egg Sacks, hold the...
Correction/Suggestion: No need for capitals
Location: Trap Disarming Window
Text: Chance of successfull disarm:
Correction/Suggestion: Successful is spelt incorrectly
Location: Dialogue with Morwen
Text: Here is 100 gold for services rendered.
Correction/Suggestion: One hundred
Location: Dialogue with Leisle
Text: ...which is a handy skill to have when the dwarves lose their keys.
Correction/Suggestion: Capitalize Dwarves for consistency with other dialogues
Location: Narration Window after level-up
Text: [Character Name]'s maximum Hit Points have increased by [Number]. Maximum Mana Points have increased by [Number]
Correction/Suggestion: Missing full stop
Location: Seawarden's Guild Geo Marker Description
Text: ...the Seawarden's Guilds purpose to maintain a light to guide ships...
Correction/Suggestion: Put the word *is* between the two
Location: Wells outside Seawarden's Guild
Text: ...wheel loops around a gear and decends into the...
Correction/Suggestion: Descends is spelt incorrectly
Location: Name of location
Text: A Wrecked Ship, Level 1
Correction/Suggestion: Remove one of the spaces between the words
Location: Second level of wrecked ship at chest with the widget inside
Text: The chest is empty except for an odd metallic object.
Correction/Suggestion: Found a bottle of wine inside the chest so it wasn't empty, would change text to something like, “The chest is empty except for a bottle of wine and an odd metallic object.”
Location: Dialogue with Seamus when handing in the Crafting Hammer
Text: I can make Swords, Axes, Daggers, Light Armor and Heavy Armor.
Correction/Suggestion: No need to capitalise these words
Location: Dialogue with Seamus
Text: As minutes turns to hours, he carefully hammers...
Correction/Suggestion: Should be turn
Location: Seawarden's Guild door before the stairs
Text: You see a very heavy door of Burly Oak and steel bands.
Correction/Suggestion: No need for capitals
Location: Narration Window after using a skill trainer
Text: Good job! You'll be a master in no time.
Correction/Suggestion: Add quotation marks
Location: Dialogue with Lilith in Baasilt Dunes
Text: I once lived in Tangletree forest,
Correction/Suggestion: Capitalise forest
Location: Dialogue with Lilith in Baasilt Dunes
Text: The Taurax army is 10,000 strong; did you not think it was odd that you walked into the Tower of Talushorn with such little resistance?
Correction/Suggestion: Ten thousand strong and “Tower of” is probably unnecessary as it is never referred to like this again
Before we begin, I know that some of you don't care about missing quotation marks, unnecessary capitals and the like. Good for you! Thomas Riegsecker (BasiliskWrangler) is a big boy, he can decide for himself if any of the suggestions below are worth the time and effort.
- - - - - - - -
Grammar Mistakes/Suggestions #2
Location: Dialogue response when talking to Arima
Text: It seems to me that candecium would be more valuable than...
Correction/Suggestion: Candecium should begin with a capital for consistency with other dialogues
Location: Dialogue with Arima
Text: She then told me that there was a good chance that someone matching your desciption, with your name, would come...
Correction/Suggestion: Description is spelt incorrectly
Location: Dialogue with Arima
Text: I will not pay you for 4 or 7 or 9...only 10 pearls all together.
Correction/Suggestion: Should be four, seven, nine and ten
Location: Dialogue with Arima
Text: Well, pearls are usually found in Giant Clams.
Correction/Suggestion: Both words don't need to begin with a capital
Location: Quest description for "A String of Pearls"
Text: Arima, the owner of the mineral shop in Rockhammer, needs 10 pearls.
Correction/Suggestion: Ten
Location: Rockhammer Mine narration
Text: Ahead you see the yellowish glow of Barrean Sulfur lamps, which burn...
Correction/Suggestion: No need for capital
Location: Dialogue with Logi
Text: You see a dwarven miner looking over a long parchment...
Correction/Suggestion: Dwarven should begin with a capital for consistency with other dialogues
Location: Dialogue with Logi
Text: ...clear up the roach problem by bringing in Cave Scorpions. The only thing that 'brilliant' idea accomplished is now we've got a well-fed overpopulation of cave scorpions living in the...
Correction/Suggestion: For consistency capitalize or uncapitalize the name of the creature
Location: Rockhammer Mine narration
Text: You will not be able to fit into this tunnel which is cut precisely to the shape of the cart.
Correction/Suggestion: ...cut precisely to the shape of a mine cart.
Location: Rockhammer Mine narration
Text: IMPORTANT TIP: To strike a non-hostile object, like these Egg Sacks, hold the...
Correction/Suggestion: No need for capitals
Location: Trap Disarming Window
Text: Chance of successfull disarm:
Correction/Suggestion: Successful is spelt incorrectly
Location: Dialogue with Morwen
Text: Here is 100 gold for services rendered.
Correction/Suggestion: One hundred
Location: Dialogue with Leisle
Text: ...which is a handy skill to have when the dwarves lose their keys.
Correction/Suggestion: Capitalize Dwarves for consistency with other dialogues
Location: Narration Window after level-up
Text: [Character Name]'s maximum Hit Points have increased by [Number]. Maximum Mana Points have increased by [Number]
Correction/Suggestion: Missing full stop
Location: Seawarden's Guild Geo Marker Description
Text: ...the Seawarden's Guilds purpose to maintain a light to guide ships...
Correction/Suggestion: Put the word *is* between the two
Location: Wells outside Seawarden's Guild
Text: ...wheel loops around a gear and decends into the...
Correction/Suggestion: Descends is spelt incorrectly
Location: Name of location
Text: A Wrecked Ship, Level 1
Correction/Suggestion: Remove one of the spaces between the words
Location: Second level of wrecked ship at chest with the widget inside
Text: The chest is empty except for an odd metallic object.
Correction/Suggestion: Found a bottle of wine inside the chest so it wasn't empty, would change text to something like, “The chest is empty except for a bottle of wine and an odd metallic object.”
Location: Dialogue with Seamus when handing in the Crafting Hammer
Text: I can make Swords, Axes, Daggers, Light Armor and Heavy Armor.
Correction/Suggestion: No need to capitalise these words
Location: Dialogue with Seamus
Text: As minutes turns to hours, he carefully hammers...
Correction/Suggestion: Should be turn
Location: Seawarden's Guild door before the stairs
Text: You see a very heavy door of Burly Oak and steel bands.
Correction/Suggestion: No need for capitals
Location: Narration Window after using a skill trainer
Text: Good job! You'll be a master in no time.
Correction/Suggestion: Add quotation marks
Location: Dialogue with Lilith in Baasilt Dunes
Text: I once lived in Tangletree forest,
Correction/Suggestion: Capitalise forest
Location: Dialogue with Lilith in Baasilt Dunes
Text: The Taurax army is 10,000 strong; did you not think it was odd that you walked into the Tower of Talushorn with such little resistance?
Correction/Suggestion: Ten thousand strong and “Tower of” is probably unnecessary as it is never referred to like this again