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Does it bother anyone else when large publications leave spelling mistakes or incomplete sentences in an article? It seems to be occuring more often. In this ca
by dan_can_code 4y ago
Does it bother anyone else when large publications leave spelling mistakes or incomplete sentences in an article? It seems to be occuring more often. In this case, the first sentence of the subtitle: 'COVID-19 restrictions mean we are more susceptible these viruses'. Proof read just once, and you realise a word is missing.
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- mkoubaa 4y agoRead newton and einsteins famous papers and it'll bother you less
- whywhywhywhy 4y agoDidn’t realize they were employed to write.
- Sharlin 4y agoReputable publications generally employ editors. An author’s primary job is not to output flawless language. An editor’s is.
- willio58 4y agoYou don’t even need to manually proof read.. how these publications don’t require a once-through with something like grammarly is astounding to me.
- groovybits 4y agoHeh, two sides of a coin I guess. I see a lot of HNers denounce Grammarly as a keylogger, and that 'no one should use it'. https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Anews.ycombinator.com+grammarly https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Anews.ycombinator.com+...
- catiopatio 4y agoA great, non-spyware alternative: https://www.antidote.info/en/ https://www.antidote.info/en/
- joshuaissac 4y agoIt does not have to be Grammarly. LanguageTool has been around for more than 15 years and it works offline.
- karaterobot 4y agoOh, it bothers the heck out of me. I assume the calculus they did was that it's cheaper to lay off most of the editors and fact checkers, and it won't make much difference to the bottom line, since most people don't even read the text of the article anyway. Just make sure the headline is punchy and you'll get those precious clicks.
- xeromal 4y agoIt's what we get since we don't pay for news en masse.