[NEohioPAL] Proofreading Reviews Before Publishing by Lenne

Fri Sep 25 05:52:35 PDT 2015

Proofreading would be nice. Editing - by an editor - for reviewers and
playwrights alike - would be even nicer. But that sun has set long since.
On Sep 25, 2015 8:03 AM, "Kevin Kelly via NEohioPAL" <
neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org> wrote:

> And the "Mic Drop" award goes to.........................Alice Gulick.
> Congratulations.
>
> Kevin Joseph Kelly TPOG
>
> On Thursday, September 24, 2015, Alice Gulick via NEohioPAL <
> neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org> wrote:
>
> Aside from the well-made point that  "Ms. Snively does not hold herself
> up as a professional writer.  Mr. Berko does," I think it's worth
> mentioning that she has a lead role in the show being reviewed, so she
> kinda knows what she's talking about. Apparently Mr. Berko thought so, too,
> because he corrected his review.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 22, 2015, at 3:14 PM, Zoldessy, Brian via NEohioPAL <
> neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org> wrote:
>
> As a college professor, I was very curious about the correct use of
> this word: proofread, proof-read, or proof read.  I'm not defending, nor
> correcting anyone...just interested...an FYI, if you will. So I did some
> research, and contacted an expert.  Someone whose job is reading, proofing,
> and editing books, plays, manuscripts, as well as writing their own work,
> and publishing their work.
>
> Here is the response I received from a Literary Agent at Curtis Brown,
> LTD, NYC, the third biggest Literary Agency in the country. They know! They
> are a pro!  Just saying...
>
>
> You pose a very interesting question, which actually has a simple answer:
> they are all correct.
>
> The word proof read and/or proof reader has followed a standard
> etymological pattern. It started as two words, then became hyphenated, and
> now is most often used as a single word. So, while it would be the most up
> to date to use proofread and proofreader, you could use any form and
> technically still be correct. Our language is constantly evolving, so at
> any given point in time, certain words or word usages that were once
> incorrect have became correct.
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* NEohioPAL [neohiopal-bounces at lists.neohiopal.org] on behalf of
> Curt Arnold via NEohioPAL [neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 22, 2015 10:15 AM
> *To:* JG; neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org
> *Subject:* Re: [NEohioPAL] Proofreading Reviews Before Publishing by Lenne
>
> Ms. Snively does not hold herself up as a professional writer.  Mr. Berko
> does.
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* JG via NEohioPAL <neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org>
> *To:* "neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org" <neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 22, 2015 9:45 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [NEohioPAL] Proofreading Reviews Before Publishing by Lenne
>
> I don't think anyone who subscribes to this list claims to be perfect.
> That includes me. That being said, it is hard to take a call for Mr. Berko
> to proofread seriously when your message cannot decide whether the word
> proofread is one word or two. (It is one by the way.) Worse yet you used
> the wrong form of too, meaning also. ("and perhaps Mr. Berko thinks so to")
> There are also a few punctuation errors. I don't consider myself the
> grammar police and I would normally not "call out" a post in a list on
> spelling and grammar but if you are going to stand as the one to police Mr.
> Berko about proofreading then you yourself should be above reproach in that
> manner.
>
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