tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383683834534759163.post6226349021250328576..comments2023-05-16T04:18:29.455-06:00Comments on ♪♫•*¨*Letter Out*¨*•♫♪: Eyeball FatigueBlondi Blathershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383683834534759163.post-40331768173921002852014-07-02T08:03:01.870-06:002014-07-02T08:03:01.870-06:00I knew there was a word for this: "immaculat...I knew there was a word for this: "immaculate correction" from Wanted Words edited by Jane Farrow; then I went to check, just to make sure and here's the base for the created word: the spontaneous act of a computer or other machine fixing itself just as the repair person arrives.<br /><br />I still think it works for proofreading, if you leave off everything after "computer"Lornahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976144449873569523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383683834534759163.post-91278864274508034352014-07-01T13:48:06.079-06:002014-07-01T13:48:06.079-06:00Here's something I didn't know:
Don't...Here's something I didn't know:<br /><br />Don't use fluorescent lighting when proofing. The flicker rate is actually slower than standard lighting. Your eyes can't pick up inconsistencies as easily under fluorescent lighting.Blondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383683834534759163.post-62379698234522045982014-07-01T12:29:54.334-06:002014-07-01T12:29:54.334-06:00Holy Cow Kate, that sounds frustrating! The same ...Holy Cow Kate, that sounds frustrating! The same thing happens to me. I found this http://www.lrcom.com/tips/proofreading_editing.htm, but haven't tried any of the tips yet.Maggie Turnerhttp://www.maggieturner.net/maggienoreply@blogger.com