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Does anyone actually realize that beta reading actually involves ... wait for it... READING?
Yet another fic where the author thanks so and so for being their *airquotes* beta reader, and within two paragraphs I notice three or four errors.
Dude. Running something through word (or the equivalent) spell and grammar check doesn't count as beta reading. The author should be able to do that much.
Let's not even get into continuity and form.
*mutter mutter grumble*
Kids these days. A good walk five miles to a beta reader in a howling blizzard up-hill both ways would teach them a thing or two.
*grumble mutter mutter*
ETA: It's 'would have', people, not 'would of'. *mutter grumble mutter*
Yet another fic where the author thanks so and so for being their *airquotes* beta reader, and within two paragraphs I notice three or four errors.
Dude. Running something through word (or the equivalent) spell and grammar check doesn't count as beta reading. The author should be able to do that much.
Let's not even get into continuity and form.
*mutter mutter grumble*
Kids these days. A good walk five miles to a beta reader in a howling blizzard up-hill both ways would teach them a thing or two.
*grumble mutter mutter*
ETA: It's 'would have', people, not 'would of'. *mutter grumble mutter*
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Unless it's weird.
REIN. You pull on the REINS. You REIGN over a RAINy kingdom. Bloody hell.
There's an icon of a whole bunch of these. Although I'm amazed that I've managed to avoid the usual manifestation of Murphy, wherein every time you write a comment correcting someone's grammar or spelling, you make a mistake yourself. Not a post, never a post, which you can edit. A comment.
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
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A huge chunk of my job consists of editing reports written by supposedly educated people. These people make at least twice the salary I do, but they cannot care less about how shitty their work looks. I should just start turning things in and letting them look stupid in front of their supervisors.
Arrgh. "Could care less" is another one that irks. Arrrrgh!!!! "Could NOT," people! You "could NOT care less!" Because, really? Not as effective if you could still maybe care a little less but just haven't gotten around to it yet...
Man, I need a nap.