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Subject:Re: TECHWR-L Digest - 27 Feb 1997 to 28 Feb 1997 From:Russ Shade <rshade -at- FAST -dot- NET> Date:Sun, 2 Mar 1997 01:36:07 -0500
Robert wrote:
>My point, which I must not be making clearly, is that self-proofing doesn't
>work very well. It's very common for someone to go over their own work
>six zillion times, and still not see a typo in the first paragraph.
>The issue is "overfamiliarity." ......
I disagree.
I read the document backwards as part of my final proofing. Spelling errors
and typos are easier to identify. If you're a professional writer, grammar
and
usage errors should not be a problem.
Russ Shade
Technical Writer
Users Incorporated
Valley Forge, PA
rshade -at- fast -dot- net
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