"God’s War is a 97,000 word fantasy novel of faith, blood, betrayal and submission played out in the contaminated deserts of Nasheen, a matriarchal state engaged in a centuries-old holy war with polygamous Chenja."
Hm, no, that's not right.
I typed: Polygamous.
No, that means multiple partners of either sex. What's more than one wife?
Poly something. Poly... poly... poly...
::looks it up in actual paper dictionary next to desk:::
Yes, see, that's multiple spouses, not multiple wives.
And... Polyandry. That's more than one husband.
Yum.
OK, can't get distracted.
::looks through poly- words:::
Aha. Here it is.
OK, polygyny.
P-O-L-Y-G-Y-N-Y.
That's more than one husband. Yes, says so right here. OK, so that would be:
Polygynous.
:::types::: P-O-L-Y-G-Y-N-O-U-S
Hm.
Wait.
But.
Word doesn't recognize this word.
Is this the right word?
Spell it again.
:::types::: P-O-L-Y-G-Y-N-O-U-S
Yes, it says so right here.
Why does Word recognize POLYGAMOUS but not POLYGYNOUS?
Is my dictionary on crack? (possible)
Is Word broken? (probable)
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Friday, April 13, 2007
What Keeps Me Up At Night
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2 comments so far. What are your thoughts?
I think "polygynous" is a perfectly good word, but I also think "polygamous" is the one you want. Look at the Mormons.
And I keep thinking they're going to think, "Doesn't she mean "polygamous"? Is this a misspelling? Word doesn't recognize this word!"
Bah.
Dunno.
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