However, sometimes you have to wonder if we're trying hard enough. Honest we do. No one hates errors in the newspaper more than the people who write the newspaper. However, sometimes you have to wonder if we're trying hard enough. No, I'm not lobbying for the job of Lord High Proofreader.
Nothing kills the spirit like focusing on error.
Imagine reading miles and miles of text every day, searching for misplaced modifiers and split infinitives. Still, we ought to do better. One time I started keeping a file of mistakes I found in the newspaper. The idea was that they might make an interesting column. I eventually threw the file in the trash and abandoned the whole idea when it grew too depressing to me.