tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241143848088369196.post3197099086852822648..comments2023-11-02T16:41:50.354+03:00Comments on No holds barred: The pains of a sub editorDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294576072253785128noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241143848088369196.post-87990784297959861812009-07-05T16:44:01.475+03:002009-07-05T16:44:01.475+03:00It is a tough job, copy editing.
Did the reporter...It is a tough job, copy editing.<br /><br />Did the reporter send a hard copy, or e-mailed it? If he or she used a computer, it would have 'questioned' their grammar. <br /><br />Of course, even computers may sometimes offer wrong choices - depending on where they were manufactured - but still they help such challenged reporters.<br /><br />And, would it be better if all the stories are well-written so that all a copy editor has to do is to read? Think about it.<br /><br />I think it would be more boring. The contrasts - good and bad - make work interesting. Read something about the Sword of Damocles?tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163139657416740069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241143848088369196.post-17633539726917555642009-07-05T16:43:54.981+03:002009-07-05T16:43:54.981+03:00It is a tough job, copy editing.
Did the reporter...It is a tough job, copy editing.<br /><br />Did the reporter send a hard copy, or e-mailed it? If he or she used a computer, it would have 'questioned' their grammar. <br /><br />Of course, even computers may sometimes offer wrong choices - depending on where they were manufactured - but still they help such challenged reporters.<br /><br />And, would it be better if all the stories are well-written so that all a copy editor has to do is to read? Think about it.<br /><br />I think it would be more boring. The contrasts - good and bad - make work interesting. Read something about the Sword of Damocles?tinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163139657416740069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241143848088369196.post-3443309362773104162009-06-02T19:05:07.919+03:002009-06-02T19:05:07.919+03:00you really have you work cut out..i think you guys...you really have you work cut out..i think you guys have no lunch breaks; js time off to take some panadol and get back to work...quire is for 'cure' right?Sleekhttp://sleekandwild.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241143848088369196.post-25670919222230122142009-06-01T17:55:30.569+03:002009-06-01T17:55:30.569+03:00And to think I had beef for you guys for letting s...And to think I had beef for you guys for letting some bad stuff slip through.<br /><br />Tis a sad life, that. Kudos though.The Dark Knighthttp://2weakdudes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241143848088369196.post-24104807763758369532009-06-01T09:41:37.249+03:002009-06-01T09:41:37.249+03:00Wtf! I could barely get through the first three li...Wtf! I could barely get through the first three lines! My apologies, Mr. sub-editor, sir.Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07216928001562967888noreply@blogger.com