No, really, it’s not! *heh*
Authors and proof readers and editors who get paid to write and proof read and edit copy that people then buy from them really have a duty to use words properly. I’ve been struggling through another work that could have used some due diligence from each of these classes of people. The straw that broke the back of my patience was, “…jeopardize it with undo stress…”
That’s “undue stress,” folks. *sigh* Just the last straw (of many) for this book. On the “rejects” pile, now. Time is just too short and my red pencil is wearing to a nubbin. *heh*
I think I lost 3 IQ points trying to give the book a chance. That’s three of nine books that proved to be wasted time this week so far. Not a good set of numbers.
OK, perhaps I was hasty. Lack of sleep? Well, that’s no excuse; I should allow for that. The book with all the absolutely stupid errors of usage, etc., is an advance reader copy and hasn’t been through a final proof for publication yet, so I really need to cut ’em some slack. Or maybe I should offer my “proofed” copy to save ’em some time? *heh* Nah. Only if they pay as piece work for corrections (but then they might lose money on the book… ;-)).