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poorlyproofedca · 5 months
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'Tis the season to use the correct punctuation mark.
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poorlyproofedca · 7 months
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Beginning with correct spelling might be a better idea.
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poorlyproofedca · 9 months
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Hey, Body Shop, if you need a proofreader, I'm available.
This is a massive wall-sized poster at a very busy mall.
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poorlyproofedca · 11 months
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1905 grammatical error.
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poorlyproofedca · 1 year
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My brain hurts.
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poorlyproofedca · 1 year
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Safety? Yes. Spelling? Not so much.
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poorlyproofedca · 1 year
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We're slashing spelling! Take 50% off the letter "E" in WHOLESALE.
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poorlyproofedca · 1 year
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Crappy local sign company strikes again!
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poorlyproofedca · 1 year
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The extraneous "H" is for "Honesty."
I need to start a proofreading franchise.
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poorlyproofedca · 1 year
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You're smart if you hire a proofreader.
Geriatric grammatical gaffe from 1948.
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poorlyproofedca · 1 year
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CAUTION:
SLIPPERY SPELLING CONDITIONS
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poorlyproofedca · 1 year
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If large corporations and advertising agencies ever have occasion to avoid these embarrassing errors, I'm available.
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poorlyproofedca · 1 year
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I've been binge-watching old Martin & Lewis Colgate Comedy Hour shows and this little direction came up.
In the words of Jerry Lewis, someone "made a boo-boo."
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poorlyproofedca · 1 year
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Besides a better script and better acting, TERRIFIER 2 needed a proofreader. Fluoroantimonic acid dissolves flesh.
(At least the gore scenes were awesome.)
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poorlyproofedca · 2 years
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One of my predecessors from the Milwaukee Journal, 1949.
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poorlyproofedca · 2 years
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This misuse of the plural "women" in the place of the singular "woman" seems to be a growing phenomenon. I can't figure out why, but it's maddening. And this is why we need proofreaders at advertising agencies.
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poorlyproofedca · 2 years
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Is it a green onion, a chive, or a water issue?
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