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Proofreader wanted

Has anyone else noticed the erosion of literacy in today's magazines?
Two recent examples:
1. The January Sound&Vision is reviewing a new $8000 integrated from Yamaha.
The first sentence asks: "Are you drooling over those massive UV meters?"
(Don't they mean VU meters?)
2. Another review (can't remember the source) describes some speakers as
"immanently listenable". I think they meant "eminently listenable".
Cowabunga!
128x128dweller
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dweller OP
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I think "Generation X" will assume new meaning when they start signing their paychecks.
Happy New Year!
hevac1
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Cool, this is not where I thought this was going.
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tonykay
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Don't get excited, but the grammatical errors aren't limited to magazines. Take a look at some of the Audiogon "Forum" postings. I believe that most of the posters here are well-educated but just fail to proofread their responses. I have revisited my own postings and occasionally find that I missed a letter on a word. My degree is in English so I really have no excuse. Reading your posting before hitting "Submit" will correct many of those errors.
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abucktwoeighty
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Signing paychecks will be a thing of the past. Direct deposit. Beginning now, our pay stubs will not be a hard copy where I work. They will be available online.

I remember working for a former employer about 20 years back where one of the guys couldn't read nor write and needed someone to witness his signing an "X" on his paycheck.
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