Hmm... I have once or twice, I think. Some changes would destroy the whole meaning of the story. Or would require a character do do something so *out* of character that you would wonder why you'd created him that way in the first place.
And ditto on things like "flintlock" to "gun." "Gun" is a catchall term that could describe any firearm made within the last 600 years or so. "Flintlock" denotes a specific level of technology/time period. (I actually have a character misidentify a relatively modern rifle with percussion cap firing as a "flintlock," and it's used to illustrate a point, that being that she is hopelessly technologically outclassed.
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Date: 2009-07-10 12:36 am (UTC)And ditto on things like "flintlock" to "gun." "Gun" is a catchall term that could describe any firearm made within the last 600 years or so. "Flintlock" denotes a specific level of technology/time period. (I actually have a character misidentify a relatively modern rifle with percussion cap firing as a "flintlock," and it's used to illustrate a point, that being that she is hopelessly technologically outclassed.