I hope this is the right forum for this, and that it's not been debated recently.
Do you ever get a review that says something like:
... but the author should re-read the manuscript and pick up on a couple of typos ...
Or
... there were a couple of places where I think I was unsure of who was speaking ...
I regret to say that I, like Gilbert and Sullivan's King Gam, can instantly spot faults in others but not in myself.
If you give me your attention, I will tell you what I am:
I'm a genuine philanthropist — all other kinds are sham.
Each little fault of temper and each social defect
In my erring fellow-creatures, I endeavour to correct.
To all their little weaknesses I open people's eyes;
And little plans to snub the self-sufficient I devise;
I love my fellow creatures — I do all the good I can —
Yet ev'rybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!
And I can't think why!
I download a story I'm reviewing into Word and highlight typos etc. I note them at the end of my review. Am I being disagreeable? I find reviews that point out my typos very helpful; and ones that hint at possible typos less so. What do people think?
Mike
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