Hi, Have recently started reading your books, namely the Sharpe series. I have never really been into the period or setting that they are in but I have recently been working on a project based on a computer game called Medevil Totalwar (you may have heard of it if you play pc games) anyway we are making a Napoleonic Mod of the game and your Sharpe’s series was mentioned a few times, so I went out and bought one of them (Sharpe’s Trafalgar), and I was very surprised that it had me hooked pretty much from the first chapter. So since then I have been making my way through the series in order. I just wanted to say I as far as I’m concerned you’re up there with my favourites David Gemmell and Steven Erikson. Anyway enough babbling I wanted to ask a question, it’s just a little thing that has been bugging me for a few of the books, why sometimes do the likes of General Harris (Sharpe’s Tiger) and The Colonol from Sharpe’s Havoc ( I forget his name) sometimes talk out of character. ie All throughout the books they talk like the gentlemen they are supposed to be then all of a sudden they’re using word like “ain’t”. Forgive me if I’m wrong, but I can’t imagine these characters using such slang as this. Anyway just thought I would ask. Sorry for the long winded question. Keep the books coming. Simon Hand