What does it take to proof-read a bookmark? / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

April 4, 2025 4:32am CST

Some of you may remember my husband, Vince, lost two brothers recently. Bookmarks were given out at one service. One side has a Bible quote and the other side a photo of the brother and the dates of both his birth and death However, these dates are incorrect. We visited one daughter yesterday and she had received new bookmarks, free of charge. They are not of much use to her now but even more upsetting is that they still don’t have the dates right. The only change is that one year has been changed from 1930 to 1939 but that still isn’t correct. What does it take to proof-read something as simple as this?

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terri0824

@terri0824 (5095)

• United States

19h

I think proofreading has become a lost art. Too many rely on spellcheck and don't consider anything else to go beyond proofreading to make sure it is correct.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (349888)

• Rockingham, Australia

Certainly I often find mistakes in printed material.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472566)

• Switzerland

19h

Oh my goodness, to make a mistake once is already bad, but twice it is unacceptable.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (349888)

• Rockingham, Australia

Even once corrected it's too late. The daughter isn't going to send out the corrected version to all those who attended.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (187098)

• United States

22h

That is aggravating and unconscionable really. I hope she was able to either dispute the payment or get a refund on these.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (349888)

• Rockingham, Australia

21h

The second lot were free of course but I think she has too much on her plate to bother with it all at the moment.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (143251)

• India

20h

Whatever it is proof reading is a must.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (349888)

• Rockingham, Australia

20h

Surely the dates would be the first thing you'd check.

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@DaddyEvil (144871)

• United States

19h

I'm sorry that happened... twice. I would think it wouldn't be difficult to check a small amount of information but maybe for the bookmark maker it isn't as easy as we know it should be.

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@DaddyEvil (144871)

• United States

@JudyEv Yes, I agree with you. But with such a small amount of information given, surely it isn't too much to expect it all to be correct?

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (349888)

• Rockingham, Australia

Minor errors could be acceptable but surely important stuff like dates should be checked. Even if it isn't terribly easy it should still be correct.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (185657)

• United States

21h

That's terrible. It seems like there are fewer and fewer people that can do a good job.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (349888)

• Rockingham, Australia

20h

I think many don't take pride in their work. Near enough is good enough for some.

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Kareng

@kareng (71605)

• United States

Oh my gosh. That is just crazy and it sounds like they don't do any proofing! Someone is dropping the ball big time.

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (49129)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

18h

Intelligence? Good eyesight? Competence? Caring whether it's correct? I'm often correcting already printed books as I read them. One egregious error I recently came across was changing a character's name from Alfie to Artie. Stopped me in my tracks: Who's Artie?