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Originally Posted by Catlady
From what I could tell in skimming through that thread, most of the errors looked like OCR errors. Yes, they're still errors and they shouldn't be there, but they're introduced in a different step in the process. They're not mistakes that the editor or copyeditor would ever see. They point out the need for a proofreader.
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What OCR program adds apostrophes to plural words, deletes apostrophes from posessive or contracted words, and introduces homophones? And why would they be using OCR on something published in the last couple of years anyway?