tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279810357296469936.post42969330479731280..comments2023-09-21T01:50:52.998-04:00Comments on Flying Pages: ProofreadingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15123676447865226668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279810357296469936.post-11547688564717153012013-11-08T10:46:00.674-05:002013-11-08T10:46:00.674-05:00I couldn't agree more with Bill. And it's ...I couldn't agree more with Bill. And it's not just the sloppy look by those who don't proofread, but in some cases, the wrong word will convey the wrong message. I just saw an e-mail from a good writer (an attorney) who omitted "not" at a critical location. It prompted a more alert reader than I to ask the sender to confirm the word was missing. (She agreed.)<br /><br />RB<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279810357296469936.post-49493280931145848542013-11-02T10:00:05.643-04:002013-11-02T10:00:05.643-04:00Proofread!? I think it has gone to the pits of ob...Proofread!? I think it has gone to the pits of obsolescence. Seems everyone relies on the auto correct of word processing programs. I started to collect articles I find where the correctly spelled wrong word is used in the sentence. So far I have over 50 and I only started in October of this year. Even ABC news had a headline displayed behind the anchor that was to be Read and was printed Red. Computers have made us lazy and worse spellers. Look at the degradation from chat rooms to email to texting.<br /><br />I proof my blog posts and I find after I make the post I often see quite a few of my own errors. They do not generally get corrected either as they are typos in my typecasts.<br /><br />Great post and advice.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.com