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J. Randal Matheny

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If Only I Were Prefect And Never Maid A Mistak « zinnfull

It’s impossible to proofread anything to perfection. I try, but I seldom succeed.
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The bane of every editor. The errors jump out at you after it's been published.

But the author of the post has more to say. See especially the last quote.

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True. I remember my blurbs and hiccups as a newspaper editor. When you see them come out in black and white, with more than 15,000 copies going everywhere, there's nothing left to do but cringe.
— John Henson
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