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Splitdog Samba Split Personality
Joined: February 16, 2004 Posts: 4125 Location: Planet VW
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2018 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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EverettB wrote: |
Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
LindaP wrote: |
The last time I bought one was probably 20 years ago. I never bought another after reading an article written by *the editor* that said what a nice "Mole Hair" headliner the feature car had. :0 |
Wow a simple grammatical or spelling error gets a response like that? What’s it like if someone cuts you off in traffic? Stick around and I guarantee you’ll be greatly entertained when you meet Mr. Mark Tucker Paging Mark, we got a live one. |
This seems like perfectly reasonable logic to me.
If you are the EDITOR of a magazine, you should not be making errors like that. |
Especially with spellcheck, right? _________________ CH³NO²
Z = z² + C
Der Blitzkrieg Kafers
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ach60 Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2001 Posts: 4139 Location: Santa Maria
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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Splitdog wrote: |
EverettB wrote: |
Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
LindaP wrote: |
The last time I bought one was probably 20 years ago. I never bought another after reading an article written by *the editor* that said what a nice "Mole Hair" headliner the feature car had. :0 |
Wow a simple grammatical or spelling error gets a response like that? What’s it like if someone cuts you off in traffic? Stick around and I guarantee you’ll be greatly entertained when you meet Mr. Mark Tucker Paging Mark, we got a live one. |
This seems like perfectly reasonable logic to me.
If you are the EDITOR of a magazine, you should not be making errors like that. |
Especially with spellcheck, right? |
I can see Spell Check giving you that, and I can see a human making an error.
I'm always surprised to see a spelling error, but I've seen a lot more since we all started depending on spell check. _________________ Good Luck
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Q-Dog Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2010 Posts: 8699 Location: Sunset, Louisiana
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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If you are a professional writer or editor and you still rely on spell check, you are probably in the wrong business. _________________ Brian
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9829 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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I think everybody is making a mountain out of a mow-hill over this. |
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16859 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 7:10 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
Jake Raby wrote: |
Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
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Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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Splitdog Samba Split Personality
Joined: February 16, 2004 Posts: 4125 Location: Planet VW
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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iowegian wrote: |
I think everybody is making a mountain out of a mow-hill over this. |
That is SOOOOOO racist. _________________ CH³NO²
Z = z² + C
Der Blitzkrieg Kafers
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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12701 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 6:20 am Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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I see it in the local news papers all the time, words that pass spellcheck but are out of place and context. All the proof readers have been fired - streamlining the business, making it more profitable for the share holders. |
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16859 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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oprn wrote: |
I see it in the local news papers all the time, words that pass spellcheck but are out of place and context. All the proof readers have been fired - streamlining the business, making it more profitable for the share holders. |
yep
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
Jake Raby wrote: |
Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
Brian wrote: |
Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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Rodmullet Samba Member
Joined: May 27, 2010 Posts: 196 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 8:35 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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Boy, lack of a - sure makes a bit of a difference... |
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Manfred58sc Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2009 Posts: 3382
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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So awesome, That is what America is all about! _________________ Fat chick owner/operator |
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hitest Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2008 Posts: 10296 Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 8:52 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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I decided long ago many writers don't read their own words aloud- to hear how correctly written, grammatically accurate words actually sound when spoken. My reading voice always helps me better than making sure my keystrokes are correct. And yet I still f-up my statements regularly.
Paper editors don't read these articles anymore. They peruse for glaring spelling errors and trust they hired competent staff. _________________
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20267 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 7:03 am Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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hitest wrote: |
I decided long ago many writers don't read their own words aloud- to hear how correctly written, grammatically accurate words actually sound when spoken. My reading voice always helps me better than making sure my keystrokes are correct. And yet I still f-up my statements regularly.
Paper editors don't read these articles anymore. They peruse for glaring spelling errors and trust they hired competent staff. |
I do the same thing. Read it clearly and slowly. How words and phrases sound tells me how ugly my writing really is before revision. _________________ nothing |
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Busstom Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2014 Posts: 3838 Location: San Jose, CA
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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I may be wrong, as I don't know ANY details regarding the demise of VW Trends, but I suspect at least some of it had to do with that very issue - pre-high school-level writing skills. Who wants to keep reading crap that one feels they could've written ten times better themselves!?
Over the decades, I'd many times considered writing to DB and HVW's to offer free proofreading of ALL their articles. I suppose the reasons that I didn't were (among others) that it might be insulting, and my offer would probably be ignored anyway. |
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gears Samba Member
Joined: October 28, 2002 Posts: 4391 Location: Tamarack, Bend, Kailua
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 12:35 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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I once wrote an article for HVWs, presenting them with a perfect, proof-read copy. They STILL screwed up the printed article by changing a few words, which of course changed the meaning of those sentences. _________________ aka Pablo, Geary
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Dave Samba Elder
Joined: July 11, 2002 Posts: 2692 Location: The Forest Moon of Endor, in the Redwoods
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 8:12 am Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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I never relied on spell check. I always always read it 2 or 3 times, then sat on it for a day or two, then re-read it... One of the few times I didn't, because I was in a major time crunch, I used spell check, and didn't catch what Microsoft Word would change "Transaxle" to... sure as hell, 3 months later, I start getting phone calls about where someone can buy a "Gene Berg 5 Speed TRANSSEXUAL"...ruh-roh... _________________ 2003 Samba Chummie Winner- Best Story
"Those that matter, don't mind,
and those that mind, don't matter" |
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Cusser Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006 Posts: 31360 Location: Hot Arizona
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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In the April 1979 issue of Hot VWs Magazine, my 1970 made it into the Pride and Joys section. The 1970 looked pretty darn good in those days, sported the "CUSSER" license plate, obtained the first day Arizona started them, and the engine lid standoffs it still has today.
The 1835cc engine is now in my 1971 Convertible, and the convertible's 1600cc engine is what I rebuilt to power the 1970 these days. _________________ 1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297 |
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busman78 Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2004 Posts: 4520 Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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I get six automotive related rags per month, they include Hot VW's, Muscle Car, Mopar Muscle, Car Craft, Hot Rod and Street Rodder, not a month passes with at least three having some type of grammatical error, cool thing about the human brain is the capability to convert that mofo and carry on as if nothing has happened, so should we all.
Printed magazines are borderline surviving today, staffing up with proof readers to quell the perfectionists just stacks the bottom line against staying in business.
I prefer reading an actual in the grubby mitts paper article in lieu of a cold lifeless monitor and can tolerate a whole lot of slips past the editors over not having those magazines at all. |
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Splitdog Samba Split Personality
Joined: February 16, 2004 Posts: 4125 Location: Planet VW
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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Yes, but I believe the whole point here is that we never needed any 'proofreaders', or spellcheck. ALL people used to be able to just write, but now things r changing. B4u no it, we'Re wRiTing lik 6th gRadRes. _________________ CH³NO²
Z = z² + C
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busman78 Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2004 Posts: 4520 Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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Doubt that, magazines, newspapers, books and such when an article was written it went to the proof reader, then editor for approval, then to the typesetter who probably caught most of whatever errors remained even when the conversion from linotype to cold plate the words still needed typed or proofed again. Agreed computers, spell check with grammar and short staff is a combination for errors.
Being one who makes lots of grammatical errors, accepts the fact that others do to, so far not lost any sleep over it, although have had a few chuckles over some of them. |
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60ragtop Bonneville Belt Bitch
Joined: March 13, 2006 Posts: 7800 Location: Big Wonderful WYO 82401
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: Hot VW's magazine |
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Splitdog wrote: |
B4u no it, we'Re wRiTing lik Mark Tucker. |
Fixed it for ya _________________ Rick
Certified Mechanic by the State of Michigan in 1977
ASA certified in 1987
Certified Hunter Wheel Alignment Master Technician 1986
tasb wrote: |
I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
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maybe he just snapped cause his car sucked |
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