Friday, 20 August 2010

On Mistakes, Typos and Misprints

A few friends have been kind enough to point out some typos and errors in a book I wrote. However many times one checks and corrects proofs, mistakes often elude authorial and editorial eyes.

It could have been worse:

Code of Practice

In Korea's oldest books
Few misprints are ever found:
No errors were permitted.
Punishment was most severe,
According to the Code -
Thirty strokes of the cane
For a single mistake -
For everyone concerned,
From senior supervisor to the lowest apprentice.
Thirty strokes.  Imprinted pain.
For five mistakes, dismissal.

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