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I have this, but with typos. Give me a page full of text with a single typo, and somehow, against all odds, I'll immediately spot it.
by majewsky 8y ago
I have this, but with typos. Give me a page full of text with a single typo, and somehow, against all odds, I'll immediately spot it.
- bookofjoe 8y agoToo bad copyreaders are a dying profession 'cause you'd be a natural.
- majewsky 8y agoEh, it's not like I crave copyreading. So I don't mind being automated away by spell checkers in that department.
- bookofjoe 8y agoFWIW,since the Washington Post effectively fired all its copyreaders, there have been significantly more errors, as noticed by this close reader/subscriber.
- ficklepickle 8y agoMe too! I just got an email from Cory Doctorow re: a typo I found in his article. It"s my only super power