You don't find it unrealistic that mat, with hundreds of men's memories (some very highly educated), wouldn't have some innate understanding of spelling? You don't find it unrealistic that Mat, a man who is completely fluent in the Old Tongue in both oral communication as well as the written word (he has no problem discerning the script on the ahanderei) can not spell in the New Tongue?
Mat is not one for the scholarly arts, true, but his experiences give him advantages that compensate. At worst, Mat's association with writing is best exemplified with his letter to Elayne and Nynaeve in Ebou Dar. Short and sweet. The less he has to do with writing, the better.
Frankly, I find it hard to believe that Mat would write elaborate character profiles, let alone a lengthy rant to Elayne.
Mat is not one for the scholarly arts, true, but his experiences give him advantages that compensate. At worst, Mat's association with writing is best exemplified with his letter to Elayne and Nynaeve in Ebou Dar. Short and sweet. The less he has to do with writing, the better.
Frankly, I find it hard to believe that Mat would write elaborate character profiles, let alone a lengthy rant to Elayne.
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10/11/2010 08:37:40 PM
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I found that part stupid. Mat's crossing out words because he changed his mind was okay, but ...
10/11/2010 10:01:10 PM
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I don't think it was meant to show him as an idiot.
10/11/2010 10:10:02 PM
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he spelled fine before *NM*
10/11/2010 11:45:40 PM
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what did we ever see him write?
11/11/2010 02:57:27 AM
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We've seen a letter from him. He wrote it in a single draft with Tylin in the room
11/11/2010 05:13:01 AM
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Quite frankly I don't find it unrealistic at all.
10/11/2010 10:37:31 PM
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No?
10/11/2010 11:13:31 PM
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Re: I found that part stupid. Mat's crossing out words because he changed his mind was okay, but ...
11/11/2010 12:55:39 AM
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"I don't know if you can die. I hope to the Light that you can't."
10/11/2010 11:08:35 PM
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11/11/2010 01:33:26 AM
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Almost perfect. Now if only he says the same to Egwene at the big meeting
11/11/2010 02:49:50 AM
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