Re: Lukashenka (jara: Country names still needed)

Quoting BP Jonsson <bpj@...>:

> At 09:28 14.5.2003 +0200, Andreas Johansson wrote:
>
> >Quoting BP Jonsson <bpj@...>:
> >
> > > At 09:40 13.5.2003 +0200, Andreas Johansson wrote:
> > >
> > > >[1] This is, of course, only my unscientific impression - I don't
> have
> > > any
> > > >statistical proof that spelling and grammar mistakes in newspapers
> are
> > > on the
> > > >rise.
> > >
> > > 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?
> >
> >                                                 Andreas
>
> They obviously think Micro$oft Word 2000 can do it for them.
Belief trounces evidence yet again ... don't they read their own papers/books?

                                                        Andreas