It sure is! I just finished an obviously well-researched and well-written biography in which the author kept using "comprised" incorrectly--and he used the word about six times. I started saying, "Hello, Editor!" every time I encounted it.
"That's okay, the computer editor will clean it up for final copy." Not!
Read about my colleague Jeff Deck's efforts with the Typo Eradication Advancement League:http://greattypohunt.com
Thanks, Beth!
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It sure is! I just finished an obviously well-researched and well-written biography in which the author kept using "comprised" incorrectly--and he used the word about six times. I started saying, "Hello, Editor!" every time I encounted it.
"That's okay, the computer editor will clean it up for final copy." Not!
Read about my colleague Jeff Deck's efforts with the Typo Eradication Advancement League:
http://greattypohunt.com
Thanks, Beth!
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