The importance of proofreading

by Hesster

Posted: 16 years ago 13 replies

COPY WRITING

Yup, even the big sites sometimes take a... Well, you know.

#importance #proofreading

Daniel Sanchez 16 years ago

I remember going through the paper one day...

The ad was suposed to have a huge headline that said:

FINAL SALE!

But the printing and color department must have not checked the ad after printing because the ink bled...

making the F and I look like just one letter.

The Letter:

A

Now read that headline again.

PS- Always remember to proofread AFTER something is printed before mailing it out.
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- Snlde 16 years ago
  
  Wow...talk about epic blunders. Yikes to both examples!
  
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Rezbi 16 years ago

Originally Posted by Hesster

Yup, even the big sites sometimes take a... Well, you know.

How do you know that's a mistake?
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Grace26 16 years ago

Hello,

Yes I agree that its very important to proof read all our work for any slight error might lead to a misunderstanding from the standing point of the public. This might lead to loosing valuable clients.
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beccap 16 years ago

There is nothing that gets me more than buying a product and finding typos, grammar errors, or spelling errors. Proofreading is a very good thing. Otherwise you look unprofessional.
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Talkreal 16 years ago

Not just typos, but also wrong phrasing that can result in a double entendre. The news clippings made popular by Jay Leno are classic!
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Todd R 16 years ago

Hey shift happens. I'm so final (think of the f and i bleeding together in that last word) that I re-read my own stuff over and over again and make all kinds of little tweaks. The writing usually gets much better, but I find I also get blinder and blinder to one or two of the blunders or typos that I've made. They just creep into my writing and stay unless I have an independent proofreader take a look. Even then, sometimes a mistake finds it's way through -- shift happens.
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OLOORE 16 years ago

Inasmuch as proofreading is important, there are times when even the best Proofreaders still make horrible blunders. I bet you, somebody must have proofread the above '****'. Maybe with a troubled mind. Just hopes he/she hasn't lost job yet.
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Reverb 16 years ago

Now THAT'S funny!
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myeanne 16 years ago

lol! Yahoo caught!

Well, this is my first time to see one of the popular online search engine with misspelled information.
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- Vappingo 16 years ago
  
  Great example of the need for proofreading. I have a section of my site dedicated to proofreading mistakes; I never tire of them!
  
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  marciayudkin 16 years ago
  
  I have a section of my site dedicated to proofreading mistakes; I never tire of them!
  
  Some of my favorite typo stories are collected here:
  
  Stories of Expensive and Embarrassing Typos
  
  My favorite is the one about the bank teller who foiled a robbery because of the robber's spelling mistakes.
  
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vanmed 16 years ago

OH WOW. See, maybe I should sell Yahoo my proofreading method!
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