Lexicographer's latest book "Word Perfect" full of typos

j.p.s · 10-11-2020, 04:19 PM

Note that both the author and publisher apologized and set about fixing it instead of trying to shift the blame.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...-host-of-typos

But I have to wonder whether the title was just asking for it (and if the misprints in the wild will have collector value).

Quoth · 10-12-2020, 10:33 AM

Yes, I read that!
Added to my stuff you couldn't make up. Not like it was a tiny Indy publisher either.

There is a thing called version control. Simplest is to do a Save As and increment a number at the end any time you do a complete edit/proof or make a major structural change.

Also I sort by "most recently modified" when uploading or emailing a file.

10-11-2020, 04:19 PM	#1
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,864 Karma: 105494725 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	Lexicographer's latest book "Word Perfect" full of typos Note that both the author and publisher apologized and set about fixing it instead of trying to shift the blame. https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...-host-of-typos But I have to wonder whether the title was just asking for it (and if the misprints in the wild will have collector value).

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10-12-2020, 10:33 AM	#2
Quoth Still reading Posts: 15,160 Karma: 111120239 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Yes, I read that! Added to my stuff you couldn't make up. Not like it was a tiny Indy publisher either. There is a thing called version control. Simplest is to do a Save As and increment a number at the end any time you do a complete edit/proof or make a major structural change. Also I sort by "most recently modified" when uploading or emailing a file.

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