Typo’s Happen
Embarrassing and sly, how do these typos somehow always get past our eye? By Robyn Sachs, President and CEO of RMR & Associates Ode to the Typographical Error... ’Till the forms are on the press, it is strange how still it keeps. It shrinks down in a corner, and it never stirs or peeps – That typographical error, too small for human eyes – ’Till the ink is on the paper, when it grows to mountain size. The boss, he stares with horror, then he grabs his hair and groans; The copyreader drops his head upon his hands and moans. The remainder of the issue may be clean as clean can be, But the typographical error is the only thing you see. — Anonymous In our proofreading experience at RMR, we have seen how your "mind’s eye" corrects typographical errors. With this amazing brain, we've found that the three most important proofreading tactics are to: Read aloud Proof changes on a document with a second person to confirm edits/ corrections have been made Always spellcheck and grammarcheck Read on to learn RMR’s Official Proofreading System that has been very successful for over 25 years. RMR’s Official Proofreading System [...]