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Originally Posted by stumped
I prefer that book reviews do mention an abundance of typos or other annoyances. I prefer not to read books by authors who confuse principles with principals, of by self publishing authors who cannot spell or type accurately. Its not write to have to put up with such (sic)  |
I agree with you; if they can't be bothered to proofread their stuff why should I be bothered to buy their books and read them?
Before the internet I worked at a place that had a mailing list for employees and one of the people on the list had atrocious spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Someone asked him why he didn't proofread his emails before sending them and his response was that he didn't have time; he felt that it was more important to get his idea out there rather than checking for errors. Apparently it was the reader's responsibility to decode his stuff.