Hi Ward,

>> I'm sure we aren't the only ones to have done that ... I used to
>> debug code for some large companies like Dunn and Bradstreet, etc.  Doing
>> that kind of thing did not happen then thank goodness hehe...  I think my
>> eyes were a bit more 'rested' then 

> I'm a contracted writer for some magazines and although I read and re-read my
> stuff, they still find errors in it. (that's why I enjoy gradually we are
> abandoning the spelling police here)

> What I find remarkable, especially in web-journalism, is how many
> writing-errors there are ... spelling, grammar, style ...  No money for an
> editor-in-chief or at least a single person to proof-read.

I wouldn't know what the cause is in some organizations, say like some U.S.
News sites on the Web.  Some sites at major T.V. Stations like NBCnews,
CBSnews, etc. often suffer the same problem you describe.  I attribute it to
lazy editors or perhaps poorly educated, or efforts to get news out "fast"
(skip the editors). I can't know the reason though.  Both Ron and I have
noticed it though, and it sticks out like a sore thumb when it happens.  Very
noticeable and irritating.

>In the past, articles had to be ready by a certain deadline and there was time
> to maneuver, now they're press-ready when the author presses ". Five
>seconds later you discern the greatest goof of all times in your own writings.

Yes, I've had this happen.  Surely aggravating :)

Take care,
Janis

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