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I admit it. I cringe when reading novels or non-fiction riddled with errors. (I find it hard to ignore spelling and grammatical bloopers on menus, too, but that’s another story.)
Lesson: allow time and money in your project for editing and proofing!
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Good point. I find that books printed in the past year have a lot of typos, especially business books that are put together quickly. I figured it was just a sign of the times, in which we value speed over accuracy.
Cheers,
Connie
Posted by: Connie Crosby | May 16, 2008 at 08:51 AM
Sloppy copy editing is a scourge IMO, yet it doesn't seem to bother many people.
Posted by: B.L Ochman | May 16, 2008 at 08:59 AM
The same thing applies to all business. It's always less expensive to do it right than it is to do it over.
Posted by: Mike Buckley | May 16, 2008 at 10:11 AM