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Old 06-28-2007, 04:22 PM
Nate. Nate. is offline
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Default Re: 2+2 and Editing: Oh, the Irony

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Not to keep beating on you Nate, but the irony is in this post itself.

You had 3 typos in just a few paragraphs, paragraphs that you had all the time in the world to proof-read. Writing a book and trying to deliver it by deadline is a slightly different animal.

I'm in no way defending the obvious mistakes in the 2+2 books, but they happen. I don't know if the cost of a pricey editor would increase the cost of the book, but as stated above, I'm o.k. with them right now.

Plus, unlike other books, there's a forum to note the mistakes so that people can correct them...if readers take the time to come here that is.

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7n7 --

Come on. That's a little silly. I'm multitabling. If I held my posts to the same standards I hold my paid work, I'd get very little posted.

Anyhow, my intent in posting was not primarily to look for work. (That would violate the T&C, right?) It was to point something out, poke a little fun, and hopefully draw comments from anyone with an observation or some relevant experience or whatever.

I'm OK with 2+2 not being the New York Times. But in the first three pages of WTHG I had to stop and reread several times because the English is so bad. This deserves comment and maybe even some mockery.

--Nate
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