Reputation
Posted in reading on July 2nd, 2009 by andrew mackay – 7 CommentsI have the unenviable reputation of being a bit of a nitpicker when it comes to words. I spent three or so years working for a contract publishing house. You know how, when you want to build a house on your own, you hire a contractor, right? Well, when people wanted to publish a book, they hired us. So, for three years, my entire working life was caught up with words and the sometimes-hilarious ways that people use them. (Just realized I’m totally rationalizing my nitpicky-ness. That’s kind of funny). Anyway, I’m working hard to not be such a nitpicker in regular conversation.
But, when I see something like this:

I can’t help but play spot the errors. You can play along in the comments.