A Conversation for The History of the Royal Navy - Part 3 (1815 - 1914)
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Kes Started conversation Jul 26, 2006
In the section on "The Siege of Acre", second paragraph, the text reads: "... silo of shots ..." . Should this be "... salvo of shots ..."?
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Vestboy Posted Jul 26, 2006
Another one: The Last Battles of the Sailing Ships
"...some confusion in Algiers lead instead to..."
Shouldn't that be
"...some confusion in Algiers led instead to..."
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Vestboy Posted Jul 26, 2006
The Steam Age
"...and fierce competition lead to continuous technological improvements..."
Same as above. Lead is pronouned "led" when it is the metal. When it is the verb led is the past tense. In the verb to lead it rhymes with bleed and is immediately recognised as being wrong.
I'm really enjoying the article and I think it is well written. Sorry to be pedantic, but there is a high standard to maintain.
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Vestboy Posted Jul 26, 2006
Boards and Screws
"...the screw propeller lead to the Admiralty deciding..."
as above
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Vestboy Posted Jul 26, 2006
Ironside
"This lead to the need for shell-firing guns..."
"...a lack of careful weighting lead to the more ambitious Captain capsizing..."
Toperdoes and Submarines
"...the risk of collision with surface ships lead to several peacetime disasters..."
Battleships
"Its construction lead to an arms race between Britain and Germany,"
I think that's the lot! 
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AlexAshman Posted Jul 27, 2006
Well, the fact that it took five separate posts to cover them all kind of shows that they're not so easy to spot 
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Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Jul 28, 2006
Traveller in Time 
reporting typo
"At < F47997?thread=3296433 > 'Editorial Feedback'
A Curator will be here shortly no doubt. "
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TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted Jul 28, 2006
Curator reporting for duty. Give me a moment, now.
TRiG.
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TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted Jul 28, 2006
Please, we love pedants, don't be at all sorry about it.
TRiG.
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TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted Jul 28, 2006
Right, I think that's the lot done.
TRiG.
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- 1: Kes (Jul 26, 2006)
- 2: Vestboy (Jul 26, 2006)
- 3: Vestboy (Jul 26, 2006)
- 4: Vestboy (Jul 26, 2006)
- 5: Vestboy (Jul 26, 2006)
- 6: AlexAshman (Jul 27, 2006)
- 7: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Jul 28, 2006)
- 8: TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office (Jul 28, 2006)
- 9: TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office (Jul 28, 2006)
- 10: TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office (Jul 28, 2006)
- 11: TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office (Jul 28, 2006)
- 12: Vestboy (Jul 28, 2006)
- 13: AlexAshman (Jul 28, 2006)
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