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    "the" and "the Wanderer's Minuet"

    I'm sure many have noticed this already...



    People see this and think "what that's 'the' doing at the beginning? Why is it there? It's not even CAPITALIZED. Looks like it was typed by my third grader! Get that "the" outta there PLEASE!"

    This is not the first time I've seen incorrect articles being put at the beginning of an ability or some other noun. And I know the Japanese don't have articles like "A" and "The" as the English or other languages may. I do not think that's the reason for the incorrect article usage. Most likely related to mistakes made during data entry, I'd fathom. The reason why isn't what's important. Getting these mistakes taken care of does.

    Look at Bard's other abilities? Is it "The Rain of Death?" No it's just "Rain of Death." Is it "A Battle Voice?" No, it's "Battle Voice." And is it "The Wanderer's Minuet?" No it's "Wanderer's Minuet."

    Right now, with this error, to use this in a Macro you need to include the word "the" which itself using it awkward and troublesome. I realize fixing this may break some players' Minuet Macros. A few might be annoyed and complain, but that will be a short term problem. They'll fix it and move on. In the long term, correcting this error is the right thing to do, and everyone will be more happy for it.

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    P.S. I do see the "minute" in the topic. NOW, when I can no longer change it. Blame it on my lazy spelling habits. I look as dumb as that third grader.

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    P.S.S. Haha I figured out how to fix it! So Ignore that P.S. nonsense.
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    Last edited by Laraul; 08-09-2015 at 12:39 PM. Reason: Original was a Twilight Fanfic, or 1000 char limit forced me to edit! Your pic. Also added a P.S. about the title. Later a P.S.S. about the P.S.

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    That is odd, and btw you can bypass the character limit by editting.

    So you write your big wall o' text and forum says nope? Highlight half of it, hit ctrl-x (that copies and removes it from where it was), post, edit, go to bottom and ctrl-v.
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    I have not noticed it before, but you are correct. It's going to bug me now.
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    While I agree that 'the' should be capitalized, I don't think it should be removed. The skill name refers to Oschon 'The Wanderer'
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mholito View Post
    While I agree that 'the' should be capitalized, I don't think it should be removed. The skill name refers to Oschon 'The Wanderer'
    Then it should be named "Oschon the Wanderer's Minuet" or simply "Oschon's Minuet."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laraul View Post
    Then it should be named "Oschon the Wanderer's Minuet" or simply "Oschon's Minuet."
    So you're saying that "The Wanderer's Palace" should be renamed as well?
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    Who cares.
    /10 characters
    P.S. If you are using macros on Bard...that is not good....just not good.....no good at all.
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