Comments on: Interview with my fabulous proofreader

By: Proofreading Tips — SFM Traduction: Blogging about the business of language and the language of business

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:12:04 +0000

[...] interview with a proofreader that was recently posted on Bad Language http://www.badlanguage.net/?p=290 inspired me to do some thinking about the role of proofreading in translation and my own [...]

By: Professional Grammar Editor

Professional Grammar Editor — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:19:16 +0000

Terrific post! Getting an outside set of eyes or a Professional grammar editor to proofread your work is the surest way to get all the misspelled words and awkward phrases corrected.

By: Accurate Editor

Accurate Editor — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:12:54 +0000

Grammar – Effect/Affect?

By: Yolanda Morris

Yolanda Morris — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:07:16 +0000

The their/they’re/there and you’re/your errors were the hardest to drive home to my high school students! (These were things I learned in Elementary School.)

By: Great writing on writing | Escape From Cubicle Nation

Great writing on writing | Escape From Cubicle Nation — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:37:31 +0000

[...] favorite blog on writing is Matthew Stibbe’s Bad Language. An interview with his “fabulous proofreader” yielded this gem which has stuck with me ever since I read it: (Matthew’s Question) [...]

By: Autumn

Autumn — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:29:07 +0000

Regarding Alex’s comment…now that’s a job I want, placing jokes in random locations and wondering if anyone ever notices them. That would be fun.

By: Eight writing businesses you can start in your spare time — Bad Language

Eight writing businesses you can start in your spare time — Bad Language — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:42:03 +0000

[...] rare combination of ruthless attention to detail and tact to do the job. To find out more read this interview with one of my proofreaders, Sarah [...]

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Free New Business Introduction Letter — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:51:20 +0000

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By: Bad Language / Interesting links and new year’s resolutions

Bad Language / Interesting links and new year’s resolutions — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:48:56 +0000

[...] has a staff job and less time for proofreading) and Caroline Blood. You may also like to read my interview with Sarah about [...]

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:40:25 +0000

One of the most amusing typos I found was in the introduction of the Oxford English Dictionary. I can only imagine that they put it in as a joke, not expecting anyone to actually read the introduction.

It read ‘You can have aboslute confidence in this dictionary…’