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George Shirley wrote:
> On 4/18/2010 6:42 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:


>>
>> Proofreading should always be done by two people, one reading aloud, the
>> other checking the words. That apoostrophe s my story and capital I
>> apostrophe m sticking to it.
>>
>>

> Okay, next time I have to proofread a technical manual I will call you
> and you can read it aloud while I check the words. I am always careful
> about the wording because my industrial clients would go ballistic if I
> misspelled anything or inadvertently put a racist statement in the manual.
>
> I just read your sentences aloud, did you read them to yourself?




Why does that happen so often when someone complains about spelling?

gloria p