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[doyle]

As someone else already pointed out on BAPS: Spike says he's going to drive Angel "starkers".

:jaw drops:

I assume someone on the writing staff incorrectly thinks this is British slang for crazy, when in fact it means that Spike intends to make Angel *naked*...


Doing some more archiving for slayerfanfic.com: one big peeve. More than the thousands of crappy Mary Sues and songfics, one thing that annoys me is character names being misspelled. I was reading a Spuffy story the other day which I really enjoyed, but I counted four characters whose names were consistently misspelled, and it drove me nuts. The one I'm archiving right now is an Angel/Highlander crossover. Now... I've never seen Highlander, but I'm 99% sure Duncan's last name is not spelled McLoud.

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[kraken-wakes.livejournal.com]

I don't think I can express how much I love you. Dude, you always make me laugh.

As someone else already pointed out on BAPS: Spike says he's going to drive Angel "starkers".

How long until we get season 5? Next January? Not soon enough
*rubs her palms together thinking about text-subtext*

Now... I've never seen Highlander, but I'm 99% sure Duncan's last name is not spelled McLoud.

LOL!
This is the reason I abandoned BtVS fic way back in '99 - 'cause all I could find was stuff which looked like it had been written by a dyslexic twelve year old to whom English was a foreign language.

[gloss]

starkers?! And the slash fans rejoice.

Misspelling's really getting me down lately. Whether it's Larry's last name or the everpopular "Druscilla" and "Zander", it sets my teeth to gnashing.

[paratti.livejournal.com]

I noticed that too. The effects of no real Brits on the show looks like we might get some very strange phrases out of Spike and Wes.
But downside of Ghost Spike - no Spike-skin.
*gibbers*

[maryavatar.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's MacLeod. That drives me nuts too. All you have to do is Google up a semi-official website to get the correct spelling. It takes seconds, yet way too many people just don't bother.

[octopedingenue]

It's Cute Little Shorthand for "stark raving mad", y'see. Only it's not. *cackles evilly*

[yseultdb.livejournal.com]

Doing some more archiving for slayerfanfic.com

I did tell you congrats for this, didn't I? Slayerfanfic was the first place I ever read BtVS fanfic. There are some classic gems buried amongst the wreckage. I'm really glad that this is reopening. But wow! What an undertaking.