Re: RARA-AVIS: Fact checkers

From: Ray Skirsky ( rskirsky@qualcomm.com)
Date: 15 Apr 2002

At 01:14 AM 4/15/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>Stewart said, "Too bad his editor didn't hire some fact
>checkers too."
>
>Usually the copy-editor checks things like that, and I'm
>surprised it was missed.

Yes, but copy editing appears to be a dying profession. These days it seems that copy-editing, for most books, means a quick run through the spell-checker.

Ray

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