A question of pedantics

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A question of pedantics

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Was anyone surprised by the description of a singular Ramen as "Raman" within Runes? I always assumed that Ramen stood as singular as well as plural, at least it had done in previous Chronicles. My first instinct upon seeing "Raman " on the page was that it was a typo, however it appears more frequently as the book progresses.

Also, my copy has a few errors in the Glossary. Daphin has become Daphine, and the Questimoon is now apparently a favourable wine! Over-exuberance with the letter E I think.
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Speaking of the Glossary, I noticed that there are individual entries for Melenkurion abatha, duroc, minas, mill and khabaal, naming them as six of the Seven Words.

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I noticed this as well. I figure it is SRD's current editor's nitpick, as I do not believe it had occurred in previous books. It actually threw me for a loop when I first encountered it, because I was not expecting it.
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Yeah. Although SRD had shared some of his thoughts on the Seven Words in the GI, none of the books had ever made it clear what each word was, whether a single word or a phrase. They have always been one of the most mysterious ways to use Earthpower.

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I thought it was a printer's mistake!
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