Re: Lukashenka (jara: Country names still needed)
| From: | Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 14, 2003, 15:33 |
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> > Well, copy-editors/proofreaders are on the decline in Sweden both among
> > the press and book publishers. I used to be able to make a decent
>income
> > in this field up to about five years ago.
>
>That's bad. Is there any known specific reason for this, or did error-free
>writing just go out of fashion?
In the USA, proofreaders have decdlined as the use of word processor
applications and spell checkers have increased. This translates to more
immediate profit for a company as they don't have to "waste" money paying a
specialist. I. however, am evermore annoyed/entertained with the increasing
incidence of totally incorrect words in books & newspapers being chosen
mindlessly as replacements for someone's spelling errors.
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