Proofreading is attention to detail

Proofreading can be a tricky business. A temptation is to use track changes and as you know if a word is spelt correctly but is out of context, spell check doesn't know the difference. Proofreading is painstaking and attention to detail-and even then, sometimes, they slip through. Check this article in the Sydney Morning Herald earlier this year. http://www.smh.com.au/national/penguin-reprints-book-peppered-with-an-error-wants-it-taken-with-gran-of-salt-20100416-skjl.html A publishing company discovered an error in a cooking book. The recipe was printed with "salt and freshly ground black people" – instead of pepper. 7,000 reprints later at a cost of $20,000, it's a pricey typo. Proofreading - a necessary evil.