When proofreaders go missing: a blog of errors, designed to demonstrate why sub-editors and copy editors remain important, at a time when they are increasingly regarded as optional extras (all contributions welcome; to follow on Twitter - zmkc)
Thursday, 26 May 2011
The Guardian
I'm in Hungary and the Guardian costs 680 HUF over here. At that price, I feel I should be getting a flawless paper, but it is, of course, the Guardian, which means it's actually overflowing with silly errors. The question is, should I include the ones I notice in this blog or do Guardian errors just exist, like sun and rain and clouds? Are they worth pointing out or is the Guardian simply a lost cause?
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One might well put (pictures of) sun and rain and clouds on a blog, so let's be having the Guardian errors! (You could probably even 'improve' them if they're not funny enough - this was always a staple of British comedy programmes in the 70s and 80s.)
ReplyDeleteOh goodie - all I wanted was a tiny speck of encouragement and you've supplied it, Mr Dilo, so thanks v much. Have you seen Dumneazu on Maramures by the way? Lovely post.
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