Spelling Mistake

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Daniel
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Spelling Mistake

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Hey Daiv,

I have found a spelling mistake in the description for Mammillaria Bocasana "Fred". The bottom of the paragraph says:

"It is called "Fred" after the name of the man who discovered it and not because it resembles your neihbor "Fred" or the "Fred" at your office. Flowers are also monstrose."

Just thought that I would point it out. It should say neighbor I believe.

This is a link to the page, the mistake is in the Monstrose description: http://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus ... s=bocasana" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
-Daniel

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Definitely appreciate when these mistakes are pointed out. I have fixed that and the word bizarre was also misspelled. I clearly did not spell check that entry.
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Glad you fixed it, I make typing errors all the time, you sort of get used to re-reading it though! :)
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Well, I use the Chrome browser now and it has built-in spell check so that helps catch them going forward!
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Writers tend to see what they think they wrote, rather than what is actually on the page. That is why editors are necessary.
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