tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014482.post4151159778514706948..comments2023-09-29T03:15:20.697-07:00Comments on Corner Kick: Proofreading: The necessary evilPJDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014482.post-84880430128370078162012-12-18T09:28:23.000-08:002012-12-18T09:28:23.000-08:00Years and years ago, I was in a presentation by Je...Years and years ago, I was in a presentation by Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm Computing (this was before the first Palm Pilot came out). He apparently was really into learning about how the brain works and had done a lot of reading and research. He said it's amazing how many gaps the brain automatically fills in when reading, listening, watching... He would randomly drop words from his sentences and then a moment later ask if anyone noticed. No one ever did.PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014482.post-10112351336952582122012-12-18T08:04:15.026-08:002012-12-18T08:04:15.026-08:00The most frustrating thing for me is knowing that ...The most frustrating thing for me is knowing that just about every book can end up with some kind of dumb error even after editing, copyediting, and many rounds of proofreading. I know it's just the nature of the business, but it bugs me when errors slip through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com