tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post8801144229902220416..comments2023-08-08T08:34:46.950-05:00Comments on Crystal Clear Proofing: Trusting Your EyesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04855818112935929377noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-30954269165037551512010-08-12T18:53:47.642-05:002010-08-12T18:53:47.642-05:00Excellent point! I'm amazed at how easy it was...Excellent point! I'm amazed at how easy it was to read that paragraph...the human mind really is incredible.Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-54235031539869901142010-08-12T09:52:21.213-05:002010-08-12T09:52:21.213-05:00I love that paragraph! Thanks for the reminder to ...I love that paragraph! Thanks for the reminder to read more carefully when editing.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-63527136938565944972010-08-12T08:11:44.317-05:002010-08-12T08:11:44.317-05:00Holly: ♥
Terry: Reading backward is one oldest &q...Holly: ♥<br /><br />Terry: Reading backward is one oldest "tricks" in the proverbial book. I remember teachers stressing that this be done before handing in a paper. <br /><br />Stephen: LOL! A mess, huh? Hopefully you held on to those few good editors you found! :)<br /><br />Alex: Mmmm...I hear you have a pretty good editor! :)<br /><br />CC: I know. Every time I see this it still amazes me!<br /><br />Elizabeth: Aww...thank you so much for the compliment! Made my day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855818112935929377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-46473788957629773072010-08-12T07:43:18.369-05:002010-08-12T07:43:18.369-05:00I could read it perfectly! Good point, Crystal. :...I could read it perfectly! Good point, Crystal. :) Reading aloud definitely helps, or passing it through a great editor, like yourself.Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-13852737766241810532010-08-11T19:22:49.748-05:002010-08-11T19:22:49.748-05:00I seen this before. It always amazes me. I love it...I seen this before. It always amazes me. I love it!Creative Chroniclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434862566768775103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-54402259574080465882010-08-11T13:45:31.849-05:002010-08-11T13:45:31.849-05:00Believe me, I don't trust my own eyes!Believe me, I don't trust my own eyes!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-51968522354094226242010-08-11T12:57:19.285-05:002010-08-11T12:57:19.285-05:00Thank God for good editors and proof readers. I...Thank God for good editors and proof readers. I've had a few really good ones. Without them I'd be a mess.<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.stephentremp.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Stephen Tremp</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-19986614995144084612010-08-11T10:37:00.654-05:002010-08-11T10:37:00.654-05:00Helps to start at the bottom of the page (or the l...Helps to start at the bottom of the page (or the last page) and read backward for editing. While it doesn't avoid the 'brain sees what it wants' issue totally, it does help remove context from the mix.<br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-22321832981828711962010-08-11T10:34:53.813-05:002010-08-11T10:34:53.813-05:00That’s why we love editors and line editors.That’s why we love editors and line editors.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-2537750719907021262010-08-11T09:50:17.843-05:002010-08-11T09:50:17.843-05:00Margot: Sounds like an interesting study! I'd ...Margot: Sounds like an interesting study! I'd love to find that and learn more of the results!<br /><br />Mason and Michele: It IS scary, isn't it? It really makes you realize how very easy it is to miss things. Also, as you pointed out, Michele, if you use, for example, <i>hear</i> instead of <i>here</i>, spell check won't catch that.<br /><br />Old Kitty: LOL! ♥<br /><br />Willsin: Welcome!...and...OOPS! Thanks for pointing that out! I actually found the paragraph online and simply copied and pasted it – another excellent example of the importance of proofreading! I will never again just assume that something I find like this is 'okay as is'... !<br /><br />Carol: Gives you a whole new appreciation for critique partners and editors, doesn't it? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855818112935929377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-53086448962216374422010-08-11T09:44:17.322-05:002010-08-11T09:44:17.322-05:00So true. I'm very thankful for my wonderful cr...So true. I'm very thankful for my wonderful critique partners. And editor.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-38405757945038715812010-08-11T08:38:43.580-05:002010-08-11T08:38:43.580-05:00Even given the jumbling of letters, "importan...Even given the jumbling of letters, "important" still doesn't have an 'e' in it, though...Willsin Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255684467269187446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-32726263245354415862010-08-11T08:01:17.227-05:002010-08-11T08:01:17.227-05:00LOL!! I'm all cross-eyed now! It really is ama...LOL!! I'm all cross-eyed now! It really is amazing what eyes would read and transmit to the brain!! <br /><br />take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-40130809642858395272010-08-11T07:35:43.418-05:002010-08-11T07:35:43.418-05:00It's scary how easily I could read that! And ...It's scary how easily I could read that! And when word processing spell checkers don't catch them...Humans are the only option left! So pick several of them, I suppose is the lesson.<br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Writers Jailed today on SouthernCityMysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-15795584729589700502010-08-11T07:32:01.610-05:002010-08-11T07:32:01.610-05:00Crystal, it always worries me when I can read para...Crystal, it always worries me when I can read paragraphs like that without any problem. LOL <br />I have to read and reread my writing several times to cut down on how many mistakes I do have in it.<br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284765547188757142.post-5935551317036202442010-08-11T07:06:59.474-05:002010-08-11T07:06:59.474-05:00CCP - There was a really interesting study of exac...CCP - There was a really interesting study of exactly this question. A researcher tested people to see how they process what they read and it turns out that part of our processing ('though not all of it, of course) is "top-down." That is, we get the general sense of what we're reading, rather than focusing on decoding words. So when a word is missing or spelled differently, we mentally "fill in the blanks." It's really interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com