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The impotence of proof reading
« on: September 01, 2007, 11:40 PM »
This video is pretty darn hilarious. Its worth a watch. Brought to you by YouTube.

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Re: The impotence of proof reading
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2007, 11:53 PM »
That is very funny. I send it to of my buddies who are always editing stuff. I'm sure they will enjoy it.

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Re: The impotence of proof reading
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2007, 11:06 PM »
It's actually much better to read it than hear/see it -- it's easier to catch the subtleties. Click the "more info" link at the top right, in the gray area describing the video.
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Re: The impotence of proof reading
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2007, 11:11 PM »
Thanks Calvacader! The video is funny but I can't sit through the whole thing - reading the transcript IS better AND I can use it as a teaching tool to boot  :Thmbsup:
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Re: The impotence of proof reading
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2007, 06:47 AM »
That was beautiful! :)
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