tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841036003417198947.post2118185772835449582..comments2023-11-05T02:28:17.563-08:00Comments on The Copy Edits of J. Alfred Proofreader: Orgy of Misspellings in Blockbuster Dan Brown NovelJ. Alfred Proofreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06946274936399931960noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841036003417198947.post-35754225635657859902009-11-12T07:24:49.339-08:002009-11-12T07:24:49.339-08:00Miles, I have some contacts in the publishing biz ...Miles, I have some contacts in the publishing biz and they have assured me that proofreaders and copy editors do exist. <br /><br />Generally, they don't get praised for doing a good job--only ridiculed by annoying people like me who catch them in a blunder.<br /><br />Mistakes are going to happen, but this one is so surprising because Alfa Romeo is such an iconic car brand. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment!J. Alfred Proofreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946274936399931960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841036003417198947.post-68828062216900329082009-11-11T20:35:02.491-08:002009-11-11T20:35:02.491-08:00I am just glad to have your assurance that copy ed...I am just glad to have your assurance that copy editors/proofreaders still exist at publishing houses. I have seen so many mistakes in books I read that I thought they were mythical creatures or that publishers let them go first during the dot-com bubble nine years ago and just never rehired any. I thought that proofreading had been left up to the authors ever since or perhaps even before.Miles Nilsson Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807283138582551853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841036003417198947.post-60222273087675466762009-11-10T18:11:20.915-08:002009-11-10T18:11:20.915-08:00Hmmm, interesting take, Stan.
Had I been the edit...Hmmm, interesting take, Stan.<br /><br />Had I been the editor, I'd have suggested:<br /><br />The four unmarked 155 T-Spark Alfa Romeos roared...<br /><br />But that's just me.J. Alfred Proofreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946274936399931960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841036003417198947.post-91796323695125332662009-09-26T10:47:34.139-07:002009-09-26T10:47:34.139-07:00Oops, I left out the word "unmarked" in ...Oops, I left out the word "unmarked" in my quotes.stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332368314010617781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841036003417198947.post-90399799205931691742009-09-26T10:44:31.798-07:002009-09-26T10:44:31.798-07:00If it was one Alfa Romeo 155 T-Spark, then you'...If it was one Alfa Romeo 155 T-Spark, then you're right. "Spark" would not be pluralized with an S.<br /><br />However, it looks to me like there were <i>four</i> cars, all of the same make and model, that were driving together: "The four Alfa Romeo 155 T-Sparks roared down Via dei Coronari...." In this case, isn't it correct for it be pluralized with an S?<br /><br />Or should it read, "The four Alfa Romeo<b>s</b> 155 T-Spark roared"? That sounds awkward.stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332368314010617781noreply@blogger.com