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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Hmm, proof the whole book or just proof the (punctuation) differences. Which would I rather do...
At least the difference skips the step of wading through and tracking down all the punctuation before checking if it should be changed.  |
Hmmm, now take the next logical step: would you rather face the task of proofing "just" the punctuation differences of whole books (quite possibly many times)? Or proof the results of a few carefully crafted test paragraphs that will teach you exactly what you can expect from the algorithm and be done with punctuation proofing altogether?
Roger wants to learn what can be expected from the smartening algorithm. I believe studying small test cases (that he crafts specifically for this purpose) is going to help him achieve that goal more easily (and systematically) than eyeballing entire books' worth of random punctuation differences will. But you're free to disagree.