Originally posted by: zombie84
If it bothers or distracts people I'll edit it out because its semantic meaning is really secondary to the actual point I was making.

Yeah, I know that. Your meaning came across perfectly clear. It is not that it bothers or distracts me. I would think YOU would want your book to be as accurate as possible. I imagine a lot of people are going to be reading your book over the years to come, most of them will not even notice it, but inevitably there will be a handfull who do. When it really comes down to it, it doesn't matter one bit. As long as the important facts that are discussed in the book are accurate, that is all that matters. And with all the time, research and care you have put into this thing, I don't have too much doubt that they are.