There are archaic spellings all over his books. I don't think this is an instance of a lazy-ass proofreader. Or even a lazy ass-proofreader, for that matter.
I think it does, normally. That's how I've seen the word before. But here it's just one. Perhaps it's British (e.g. enrol vs. enroll) or perhaps it's archaic.
I vote for humandril instead, sionnach. Wait... it's already a primate. Does it matter?
I don't know about the proofreader being dead, but the author is. Besides, as c_b pointed out, it's an archaic speling. ;-)
Shouldn't this be persondril?
That explains it then, reesetee. Dead proofreader. Probably went to hel.
My thoughts exactly.
In all my years in the business, I've never met a lazy ass-proofer. Have you?
There are archaic spellings all over his books. I don't think this is an instance of a lazy-ass proofreader. Or even a lazy ass-proofreader, for that matter.
Er...he's dead, gangerh.
A mandril with one l is not a type of ape. To be a type of ape it needs two ls. Sack your proofreader, O'Brian.
I think it does, normally. That's how I've seen the word before. But here it's just one. Perhaps it's British (e.g. enrol vs. enroll) or perhaps it's archaic.
Or perhaps it's archaic British.
I always thought this ended in two Ls. Of course, I could be confusing it with Barbara Mandrell.
Also a type of ape... See usage note on pongo.