tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post7542380225937994263..comments2023-09-19T10:00:29.637-04:00Comments on The Velvet Blog: Exchange it? Thanks, I'll just keep the one I have.Jim Donahuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04140325442403671800noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-87187914520495075242008-11-14T07:40:00.000-05:002008-11-14T07:40:00.000-05:00The human brain is a wonderful thing. It fills in ...The human brain is a wonderful thing. It fills in gaps and fixes errors in comprehension. Hence, it wasn't until I read Punkinsmom's comment that I saw the word "Stork". My brain just took the entire "NYSE" thing as a cohesive block of information that it already had and didn't need to input again.<BR/><BR/>This is why most people cannot QA their own work. It is also why most people aren't qualified to QA the work of others.<BR/><BR/>That kind of copyeditor's mindset is a rare thing. A blessing in the workplace, but as I have found, it can be an absolute curse in a marriage, if trucked out at the wrong time.Posol'stvo the Medvedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573435137467134333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-83837787012721468852008-11-13T22:07:00.000-05:002008-11-13T22:07:00.000-05:00First, you do have to give kudos for spell check. ...First, you do have to give kudos for spell check. Too many people do not use it. (Witness an email wish received today that a co-worker's sister was "felling beatter.")<BR/>Second, does delisting by the Stork Exchange in any way deter the mythical delivery of babies?punkinsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04438713256926490168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-27475602007184969532008-11-11T21:38:00.000-05:002008-11-11T21:38:00.000-05:00Delisting by the Stork Exchange can really fuck yo...Delisting by the Stork Exchange can really fuck you up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-9481796349991140852008-11-11T21:05:00.000-05:002008-11-11T21:05:00.000-05:00The Atlanta newspaper wrote a headline about the "...The Atlanta newspaper wrote a headline about the "BSC" college football rankings recently. Strong work.fermicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912496005011895707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-44500133853136130192008-11-11T20:44:00.000-05:002008-11-11T20:44:00.000-05:00It hurts me more that I typed hurs and didn't catc...It hurts me more that I typed hurs and didn't catch it.<BR/><BR/>All hail the copy editors of the world.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990915.post-4959434211096772072008-11-11T20:42:00.000-05:002008-11-11T20:42:00.000-05:00Jim,It hurs me to say that it took me a second to ...Jim,<BR/><BR/>It hurs me to say that it took me a second to find your objection, and hurt.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.com