This just in from the word usage police...

[MovieGuy]

Originally Posted by miamiclay

I worked for a couple of years as a professional proofreader, and it has tainted my mind ever since. To this day, I can’t pass by a food truck offering “pastry’s” or the like without a small shudder.

BTW - Hodinkee isn’t great in this regard, but Perezcope seriously needs a proofreader - Jose*, if you see this, I’d be happy to proof for you gratis, as a small contribution to your public service. Just send me a PM …

(* - I automatically typed José, but apparently he doesn’t use the accent?)

I feel your pain. I used to proofread ads and catalogs at the AD where I used to work. One time the person who was putting the Christmas catalog together was significantly past her deadline so she just sent it off to the printers without having anyone else look at it. I stopped counting at 50 mistakes.