Proofers

What we do know is that making discrimination the default explanation for a wage gap, as proofers want us to do, leads us down some weird rabbit holes. ❋ Kay S. Hymowitz (2011)

I assume, in this case, that the clerk is a woman and the lawyer a man for the simple reason that—and here is an average that proofers rarely mention—full-time men work more hours than full-time women do. ❋ Kay S. Hymowitz (2011)

A good example of how proofers get away with using the rogue term "occupation" is Behind the Pay Gap, a widely quoted 2007 study from the American Association of University Women whose executive summary informs us in its second paragraph that "one year out of college, women working full time earn only 80 percent as much as their male colleagues earn." ❋ Kay S. Hymowitz (2011)

The way proofers finesse "full-time" can be a wonder to behold. ❋ Kay S. Hymowitz (2011)

But proofers often make the claim that women earn less than men doing the exact same job. ❋ Kay S. Hymowitz (2011)

It started out like any other workday - wake up and get to 125th street at 6: 30 AM where the GP drivers were already waiting to get in and unload the 16 proofers filled with turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, mash potato, green beans and of course Gravy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The speed at which a book moves through the process depends on how much it interests our volunteer proofers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sometimes, being thankful to the people who put up with the bulk of your crazy—the proofers, agents, and editors of the world—will make it appropriate to give small tokens of your esteem. ❋ Seanan_mcguire (2009)

It's my hope that Performance is truly being self-depreciating -- I don't see how it could be otherwise barring an astounding lack of comprehension by writers, proofers and brand managers. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2008)

The Epilogue, from editors to writers to reviewers to proofers, to email our Editor-in-Chief Edward Greenspon and politely request he reconsider considering this drastic measure before cultureless utilitarianism nails us to the nines: ❋ Frank Wilson (2008)

My team of proofers have all read large sections of it. ❋ Gillpolack (2006)

Volunteers 'Board or the distributed proofing sites, earn a reputation as reliable proofers, and continue working as proofers. ❋ Jim Tinsley (N/A)

The only thing that all proofers agree on is to differ in their methods. ❋ Jim Tinsley (N/A)

As you hand out the chapters, let the proofers know that if they're not returned within three or five days, you'll assume they've quit. ❋ Jim Tinsley (N/A)

As well as scanner errors, which affect one letter at a time, you have to keep an eye out for editing mistakes by the volunteer who scanned the text or by previous proofers. ❋ Jim Tinsley (N/A)

This process of "co-operative proofing" ensures that beginning proofers don't choke on the work, and that one vanishing volunteer doesn't hold up the whole project. ❋ Jim Tinsley (N/A)

Some proofers mark all queries with special characters like asterisks (*) in the text, most just make all the obvious changes and mark only the dubious ones. ❋ Jim Tinsley (N/A)

Most beginning proofers do make mistakes, so don't worry about it -- it's easier to correct these in 1,000 lines than to go back over them in 15,000 lines! ❋ Jim Tinsley (N/A)