Words on the Page: The Absence of Copy Editors

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

You just have to read it to understand. This article appeared in The Washington Post last month. Hysterical!

writtenexpressions said...: Oh, that's good stuff!; 7/9/08 9:35 AM
Irreverent Freelancer said...: How on earth did I miss this article? I spotted the first two errors immediately and knew I was in for a treat. Thanks for sharing.; 7/9/08 10:21 AM
Amanda Nicole said...: Oh, that's rich. This was my fave,

"Grotesque cultural insensitivity in the line about Jewish women."

Haha, can you imagine a copy editor writing that in the margin? And I didn't know we could pistol whip interviewees...; 7/9/08 1:09 PM
Rebecca Smith said...: This is just too much fun. Thanks for sharing, Lori! Loved it.; 7/10/08 5:02 PM
--Deb said...: Oh, I love this article! I would never have seen it without your link so, thanks. Too hilarious.; 7/17/08 9:25 AM