h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Just thought I'd look over what's being done... Don't mind me...

Found some things...(If they're due to differences between British and American english, disregard...)

For many, the word 'epilepsy', calls...
Shouldn't be a comma after 'epilepsy'

...immediately to the hospital...
I've noticed that my friends in the UK would say immediately to hospital, not to *the* hospital

...only four to six%...
Shouldn't % be spelled out here? Or did I do it in the original?

I'm amazed--Hardly any changes! I think the only ones are the dropping of the square brackets around inserts into quotes, and a rewording of the opening sentence to eliminate the dashes...

*leaves mufflewhumps for the editors*

Hi Amy, Anna here,

Thanks for pointing out those corrections - all done now.

I've just read your personal space - you and your husband Tom have exactly the same wedding anniversary as me and my other half, Paul. Same year and everything

Cheers for the mufflewhumps, too.

Anna

Really? ... (Both the getting the corrections and the coincidence)

Ha! Yes. I was going to say I'm pretty quick off the mark, but it'd taken me this long to reply

Just looked at it again... Again, if this is a difference between British and American english, never mind...

...only four to six per cent...
I thought it was percent, not per cent

Hi Amy,

I think you're right, again there's a difference between American and British English - in the OED there's definitely a gap!

OK then! Um, I don't remember exactly (it's not quite 6 am here, and I'm getting dressed for work between posts (sad, huh?) so I don't have time to look again right now) but I think that perhaps I have 'percent' in there once or twice...

I spotted it. *Should* be okay now. Have a good day at work

I'd check, but I've read this *so* many times... So I'll take your word for it

Hope you don't mind me posting here but at the top you spelt Hippocrates with an 'r however a few lines further down it wasn't spelt with an 'r'.

Which one's right?

The one with the r.

*nudges editor, since she can't fix it herself*

Oh, and I'm impressed--it's been like that for over 5.5 years, and no one's noticed (or at least, no one's said anything...)!

I always pick up little mistakes like that, but never when they're in my work! It's so annoying.