Would it be too terrible

[brainofck]

So, I was reading a story. A decent story. Pretty well written. Entertaining. Hot smut.

But the author wrote, at one point, that someone had a problem they were going to "nip in the butt." This did not appear to be a joke.

Now.

Would it be quite rude for me to feedback to this person that the expression is not, in fact, "nip in the butt?"

Because, on the one hand, I would be very embarrassed to get feedback like that. To the point I might even screen the comment in shame. But I would definitely want to know.

Thoughts?

Comments

[idlesloth.livejournal.com]

If you don't know the person, maybe say nothing, on the basis that you never know what might upset people - LJ can be a mad, mad place - (and frankly if they are capable of making that mistake in the first place, their standards might be different from yours?).
I've lost count of the number of times I've read absolute howlers in otherwise well-written fics (shuttered for shuddered seems to be a current favourite...). One fic which I am hugely enjoying has so many bizarre typos that I've rather grown to love them (zinc for sink, starred for stared - consistently, the whole way through). *shrugs*