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every book in the series has more than a handful of these moondog Send a noteboard - 29/11/2009 06:01:40 PM

I estimate that I found about ten spelling or grammer mistakes in the book. Did anyone else find the same?

I'd love to give an example but I skipped over them, after briefly rolling my eyes.


but how many editors are willing to read through a 600+ page rough draft to correct punctuation, spelling and grammar? i've actually found that as time goes on, more and more books are coming up with mistakes. as if the authors are proof reading the manuscript with just a spell checker. it makes sure the words are spelled correctly, even if they're not the right word, or there are words missing, etc.
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The book wasn't proof read very well - 29/11/2009 03:17:34 PM 1205 Views
I always wonder if I should say something - 29/11/2009 03:26:03 PM 827 Views
every book in the series has more than a handful of these - 29/11/2009 06:01:40 PM 674 Views
Yeah I noticed a bunch as well - 29/11/2009 07:34:40 PM 644 Views
FYI, it's 'proofread', and 'grammar' *NM* - 29/11/2009 07:45:00 PM 310 Views
LOL! I noticed that as well. - 29/11/2009 07:56:58 PM 628 Views
no better time or place to be a grammar Nazi... - 29/11/2009 08:02:08 PM 611 Views
*NM* - 29/11/2009 08:33:45 PM 272 Views
I'm ashamed - 29/11/2009 08:45:32 PM 638 Views
Well hey, you're not getting paid for it. Loophole! *NM* - 30/11/2009 12:52:21 AM 292 Views
HAHAHA! *NM* - 30/11/2009 12:51:29 AM 282 Views
most noticible for me were.. - 29/11/2009 08:15:51 PM 755 Views
don't confuse "mistake" with "plot device" - 30/11/2009 01:31:30 AM 634 Views
Looby= a foolish or stupid person, or an awkward/clumsy person - 30/11/2009 06:14:45 PM 832 Views
well, do you want these books as fast as possible? - 29/11/2009 08:24:47 PM 708 Views
i think that's a cop-out honestly - 29/11/2009 08:40:11 PM 656 Views
Wow - 29/11/2009 08:49:05 PM 687 Views
Argh! - 30/11/2009 12:07:42 AM 553 Views
Ten errors out of 784 pages isn't so bad. *NM* - 29/11/2009 08:35:14 PM 300 Views
That's what I'm saying. *NM* - 29/11/2009 10:55:29 PM 274 Views
i didn't count but it sure seemed like more than that... *NM* - 30/11/2009 01:29:23 AM 268 Views
It did seem like more than normal - 29/11/2009 10:27:10 PM 594 Views

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