Proofreading 101
Posted on | September 7, 2005 at 10:39 am | 4 Comments
Okay, Rocky Mountain News – make up your mind. Is it Cheryl or Sheryl? This is from the 9/6 print edition:
Maybe Lance is marrying a celebrity impersonator?
Latre.
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4 Responses to “Proofreading 101”
September 7th, 2005 @ 3:13 pm
Just testing; unconcerned about Lance and C/Sheryl, but I thought I left a witty comment about flame-broiled lobster on the previous entry and it doesn’t show up. Blocking me, Rog?
September 7th, 2005 @ 3:31 pm
Hmmm, I got no notification of it and there’s nothing in the “hold for moderation” queue. WordPress never rejects anything outright – it always puts it in the hold queue if there’s some question about whether it is spam or not. Weird. Try it again?
September 7th, 2005 @ 6:59 pm
Thanks dear, but nah; I already gave up the punch line. I suspect I actually only dreamed I submitted a comment. I’ve been experiencing some mighty fine lines between sleep and waking lately.
September 7th, 2005 @ 7:32 pm
That’s because… and I’m sorry to say this, but the readers must know… you’re just a figment of my imagination. An incredibly lively figment, but a figment nonetheless.