Re: Sunday Dinner Feb 2

On 2025-02-05, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

On 2/5/2025 4:22 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

 
I'm a former copy editor and proofreader.
 

Has to be painful to see some of the texts and posts.

It bothers me less than it used to.  Unnoticed typos can happen
to anybody.  Malapropisms are a little more difficult to ignore;
if people don't know how to use big words, they should just stick
to small words.

Earlier this week, I was on the Washington Post comment board,
where someone corrected someone else's spelling.  I suggested
they embrace proofreading as a profession.  Might as well get
paid for it.

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Cindy Hamilton