LeFrenchPress t1_itm5efz wrote on October 24, 2022 at 5:41 PM Reply to comment by registeelyourpizza in Are typos supposed to be so common in books? Or am I just ending up getting poorly edited ones? by rabidpiano86 Yep, it's because the editors end up having to put in such intensive efforts to improve the writing, that a) they are unable to focus on the smaller issues b) the excess corrections and changes introduce new errors into the manuscript. Permalink Parent 26
LeFrenchPress t1_itm5efz wrote
Reply to comment by registeelyourpizza in Are typos supposed to be so common in books? Or am I just ending up getting poorly edited ones? by rabidpiano86
Yep, it's because the editors end up having to put in such intensive efforts to improve the writing, that a) they are unable to focus on the smaller issues b) the excess corrections and changes introduce new errors into the manuscript.