[Dialogue] {Spam?} Re: pass the No-Doz

[elliestock at aol.com]

I wonder if there isn't an anti proof-reading demon loose here.  5 of us with post grad degrees, including 2 doctorates worked on a brochure for an upcoming Philip Newell event (Celtic Spirituality)--we did three proofs and just before printing discovered a few more mistakes, including the spelling of Philip's name...



Church bulletins are another area--had three people proof last week...still mistakes...this week, we might have gotten it right...



Ellie Stock






-----Original Message-----
From: Wilson Priscilla <pwilson at teamtechinc.com>
To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
Sent: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 7:30 am
Subject: Re: [Dialogue] pass the No-Doz



You have to do your own proof reading and have others do it also. I've always said, it is not possible to print anything without an error somewhere. 


My book, The Facilitative Way, has two of the triangles labeled wrong...the layout artist had to retype those, and made two mistakes which we didn't catch. Those triangles are too important to let go that way (although probably the first 50 or so did) so every book that goes out...I put two little stickers over those mistakes. Isn't really too bad...I did 37 books last night in less than an hour, but you have to have a really good TV show going while you do it or you die of boredom.

Priscilla




On Jun 23, 2007, at 7:20 AM, FacilitationFla at aol.com wrote:





One of my first projects I was assigned to after I joined the order was to create a brochure about an Education Colloquy.  I did this and had both Donna McClesky and Joe Slicker look it over before it went to the print shop.

 

After printing about 2,000 brochures I think it was Bill Bailey who telephoned me from the print shop, asking -- "Cynthia what is a ColloQUOY?"  I nearly died.  I learned that you have to do your own proofreading and not depend on others.

 

In a message dated 6/22/2007 2:12:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, synergi at yahoo.com writes:


Mea Culpa, Carlos! And let me tell you, in my life as a bleary-eyed proofreader after 3 am, I myself have not been immune from the most awful typographical errors.

 

When I was the 12 year old founding editor of my neighborhood scandal sheet, the little girl across the street was named Virginia. Of course in the paper it came out "Vagina." I thought I'd never live that down! Humiliating! Of course in this day and age that would become her nickname and she'd be teased without mercy.

 

The good news is that the misspelling of Joe Mathews' sacred name was accidentally perpetrated by 3 bleary-eyed 70 year old granny types, not the 20-somethings in the Kemper Building who never heard of him. So at least they know better and have moved to fix the problem.

 

Luckily some of us surviving geezers are occasionally still sharp eyed enough to blow the whistle on each other when necessary. And that, boys and girls, is the value of colleagiality. So I'm givin' the grannies a pass this time. Next time...watch out!

 

I'm very fond of you all.

 

Marshall



"Carlos R. Zervigon" <carlos at zervigon.com> wrote:



When I was working in the print shop and Wayne alias Marshall Jones was doing the excellent work of editing, layout and whatever other things emanated from his creative genius, I would have been radically offended at his attitudinal approach in snipping at errors. Now it just brings back fond memories.

 

Thanks

 


Carlos R. Zervigon, PMP

Zervigon International, Ltd.

817 Antonine St.

New Orleans, LA  70115  USA

504 894-9868 Mobile: 504 908-0762

carlos at zervigon.com

http://www.zervigon.com


 








 

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