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I've seen examples where they've deducted value especially when publishers' proofreaders are unfamiliar with obscure technical terms and mistake them for typos.
by kranner 7y ago
I've seen examples where they've deducted value especially when publishers' proofreaders are unfamiliar with obscure technical terms and mistake them for typos. This happens especially when changing a single letter would change the word from obscure to something relatively common; the meaning is of course not preserved.
Examples:
- in a novel about the Buddha, 'jhana' was changed to 'jnana'
- in an article about installing Linux, 'rawrite' (RawWrite) was changed to 'rewrite'