A reminder...

by Pusateri

Posted: 13 years ago 7 replies

COPY WRITING

...never proof your own material.

In my newsletter last Friday if meant to type, "She was six feet tall...of grandmotherly countenance..."

What I actually typed was, "She was six feet tall...of grandmotherly continence..."

I had read through it three times, but I knew the word was supposed to be countenance, so that's what I saw.

Thankfully, we always proof each other's stuff around here and my partner caught it. The buddy system keeps us safe.

So now, instead of several thousand customers making fun of me, I only have to deal with one smartass editrix and her amateur Freudian analysis.

Yay!

#reminder

The Copy Nazi Banned 13 years ago

And yet you still write

In my newsletter last Friday if meant to type
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- Cam Connor 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by The Copy Nazi
  
  And yet you still write
  
  Lol, you should have your buddy proof-read your posts before you post them.
  
  Just kidding, seriously though, good suggestion. I always proof-read my own stuff, and occasionally I slip up... Usually it works for me tho.
  
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- Pusateri 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by The Copy Nazi
  
  And yet you still write
  
  Ain't expectation blindness a bitch?
  
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laurencewins 13 years ago

I do my own proofreading and rarely miss an error...except once when I did my own poofreading. LOLOL
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RobBritt 13 years ago

I'm lucky enough to have married a punctuation and grammar wizard who also has mental spellcheck. Or is She SpellChick? either way, I lucked out..

Your mistake could have been worse. Could have been Grandmotherly incontinence which is somewhat common.. depending how old the Grandma is..

in my newsletter I mean to hype _____.
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Raydal 13 years ago

Another trick you may use if you don't have the
luxury of the second pair of eyes is to place
your writing in a different format before editing.

For example, change the font, print it out
and read it on paper rather than from the screen,
upload it to your blog or website--if you
simply place the writing in a different
environment you'll pick up mistakes that
you wouldn't otherwise.

-Ray Edwards
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Toniy 13 years ago

That's awesome Ray thanks

I don't have the luxury of having anyone I can trust to read my stuff... my mother, love her, would be my first choice but she's got PLENTY else to deal with outside of my nonsense.

I sent one of my last ads to my buddy's new girlfriend, trying to help her feel like a part of the gang... took her a week.

So I think re-formatting might be the way

one smartass editrix and her amateur Freudian analysis.

I know this is messed up but I want to meet this woman... woah...
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Madness...
1,208 Words And 93 Seconds Dedicated To The 'Not-Yet-Rich'
Utter Madness...
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