Of human errors

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Carol writes:
Almost certainly the manuscript received what is referred to in  the
publishing business as a "light edit": Grammar, punctuation,  spelling,
minor consistency matters that can be corrected by referring to  a
style sheet, and in the U.S., Americanization of spelling,
punctuation,  and a few terms that might be misinterpreted by readers. 
 
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Mary writes:
Whenever I read about copyediting, I think of a  newsletter that I once 
edited. When I thought it was ready for printing, I  would fax copies to 3 other 
people for to proof read. Inevitably, they each  came back with one or more 
changes. The funny thing was: they almost never had  the same changes! With 3 
people and 2 changes each, that usually meant 6 changes  for me. They almost never 
found the same error. 
 
---Mary
 
 





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