Learn the difference between your and you’re! As seen on jimromenesko.com today.
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Category: Proofreading
Editor Humour: Toronto Star Blooper #editing #funny
Lovely error from the Toronto Star this morning — check out how much this dude has to pay in spousal support — $4 (when reading article further it’s actually $4 million).
VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Silvio Berlusconi will have to pay his 2nd wife Veronica Lario (L) $4 in their divorce settlement, according to a report. The former couple met in a dressing room in 1980 after Berlusconi saw Lario perform in a Milan theatre.
Editor Humour: Confessions of a Recovering Grammar Snob
Anyone who is an expert in their field can have a real superiority complex over those less informed. A copyeditor tends to enjoy catching published errors and grammar gaffes — especially when a writer feels their work is ready for publication without the benefit of an editor’s eyes. This article is from a “recovering grammar snob” — funny!
The world needs copyeditors!!
Great blog for some funny grammar gaffes
In case you ever wondered “Do copy editors laugh?” — here is your answer: YES! Especially at wit that involves word play, but most definitely at grammar goofs. Here’s a great blog that usually has some funny visual gaffes:
