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Funny, I used to work with a copywriter who would always leave a simple punctuation mistake in her work so her editor (me) would have something to do. I think s
by mbenjaminsmith 17y ago
Funny, I used to work with a copywriter who would always leave a simple punctuation mistake in her work so her editor (me) would have something to do. I think she knew if I had to struggle to find something I'd probably suggest unnecessary rewrites.
- stanley 17y agoThese example resemble anecdotes I would typically find in a Dan Ariely talk.
- baltoo 17y agoIn graphical design I've heard this being mentioned as the "Pink Elephant", i.e. "obvious misses" that the client can easily clank down on. This makes it easier to keep the integrity of the overall design.
- wallflower 17y agoIn publishing, non-obvious mistakes are used to detect copying. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry
- mbenjaminsmith 17y agoThat's pretty cool...