…but funny. And hey, regardless of whether or not it’s amusing, I get credit for spelling “sacrilegious” properly. This story dates back to around 1987, when I was working for a typesetting company as a full-time proofreader. Back in the Dark Ages before everyone had a computer, before desktop layout and publishing, companies used typesetters [...]
Archive for April, 2010
I have added two new blog sections: 1. Erica’s Editorializing — my thoughts on proofreading and the English language, the occasional rant, etc. 2. Funny Typos and Work Stories — some of my favorite gaffes, plus some amusing work tales I’ve collected during my career. Comments welcome!
Yes, I’m a dinosaur. I realize this is the age of texting and tweeting, of cramming as much communication into as few characters as possible, but I detest it. Text speak is the bane of a proofreader’s existence (well, one of them, anyway). Why? Because new generations (and some of the existing ones) use that [...]
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