Proof Reading
Later that day I handed a brochure to Patty The Office Manager Who Really Runs The Site. "I know there're no mistakes here, but could you look it over, just to make sure?" I asked. She read the brochure while I waited.
"Just three typos this time," she said, handing the one-page brochure back to me. "You're getting better."
"What? I checked this myself!"
"Yes, but you wrote it. Your eye will see what you meant to write, not what you actually wrote. That's why you can't proofread your own copy."
"I can't believe I missed three errors on one sheet of paper!" I said.
"Don't beat yourself up. You're a man. It's my job to show you just how often you're wrong."
I ignored her remark, wondering instead how many times I remembered seeing and hearing what I meant to do or say, not what I actually did or said.
"Thanks for proofing that," I said. I hoped when I remembered this conversation, I'd mistakenly recall having some witty comeback.
Today I will accept feedback from others, knowing I can't proof my own copy.
AArdvarks (c) 2013 by Ken Montrose
"Just three typos this time," she said, handing the one-page brochure back to me. "You're getting better."
"What? I checked this myself!"
"Yes, but you wrote it. Your eye will see what you meant to write, not what you actually wrote. That's why you can't proofread your own copy."
"I can't believe I missed three errors on one sheet of paper!" I said.
"Don't beat yourself up. You're a man. It's my job to show you just how often you're wrong."
I ignored her remark, wondering instead how many times I remembered seeing and hearing what I meant to do or say, not what I actually did or said.
"Thanks for proofing that," I said. I hoped when I remembered this conversation, I'd mistakenly recall having some witty comeback.
Today I will accept feedback from others, knowing I can't proof my own copy.
AArdvarks (c) 2013 by Ken Montrose
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