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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Sat Feb 23, 2019, 12:21 PM Feb 2019

Major typos always amaze me

No editors?
No proofreading?

https://www.cnn.com

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Major typos always amaze me (Original Post) SHRED Feb 2019 OP

Maybe there's something to it, like some sort of codespeak we just haven't figured out yet Major Nikon Feb 2019 #1

You're correct ... there are no proofreaders any more FakeNoose Feb 2019 #2

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

1. Maybe there's something to it, like some sort of codespeak we just haven't figured out yet

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 01:26 PM

Feb 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/1871/09/26/archives/the-sixteenth-ward-democrtas-the-city-officials-denounced-and.html

https://elsolnewsmedia.com/nbc-democratas-vetan-uso-de-fuerza-militar-en-apoyo-a-guaido/

https://www.reporternews.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/09/04/marc-thiessen-where-are-the-neverhillary-democrtas/92341942/

https://www.dailykos.com/news/Democrtas

http://www.elpolitico.com/tag/democrtas/

https://the44diaries.wordpress.com/tag/democrtas-gop-filibuster/

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)

2. You're correct ... there are no proofreaders any more

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 03:10 PM

Feb 2019

... at least no one is paid to perform that function because all copywriters are expected proofread their own work. The results have been mostly disastrous, because few people are trained to edit/proofread. Especially when they're on a deadline.

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