Need a Proofreader to Proofread My Proofreader-Needed Post

This job posting is the perfect example of someone looking for a proofreader but also needing a proofreader to proof the job posting for the proofreader.

"A proof reader needed to correct contents

delivery is to help proofread our content to be sure of no mistake

The freelancer should able to check,correct,delete,rearrange,copy edit,cut and edit

Just setting up to edit a manuscript and to get to amortize over the course of a whole book but not to an article"

Right away let me say that I'm totally on the same page as whoever wrote this entry—you desperately need a proofreader.

Most writers/editors can figure out what someone is at least trying to say even if it's written poorly, but for that last line, I really have no clue. While "amortize" is a word, I'm pretty sure it's not the one they meant to use. And it sounds like the job might include proofing manuscripts and books but not articles? It's hard to say.

The job is being offered at entry-level pay, and in this case, I think that's appropriate. Really you don't need a seasoned editor for this type of writing. Someone just starting out could easily provide a lot of improvement. I mean, anyone who uses a space after a comma could easily provide a lot of improvement.

Comments

Do You Have Any Fingers Left? Great! Now Write Me a Story.

"Writers wanted for true Colorado Outdoor Adventure Stories I am looking for EXTREMELY adventurous TRUE stories from your own experience. Encounters with wildlife Lost in the wilderness Lost on the mountain in a blizzard Ice climbing close call" Now, after you crawl back home with your severed leg from the bear attack and your bloody finger stumps from the unfortunate frostbite incident, write me a story! You can peck at the keys with your face if you have to. Oh, and can you make it funny? My readers love funny. Like, "how was I supposed to know that grizzly bears love Clif Bars??? So there I am, with only one leg, and nothing to eat! I just wanted to laugh, but thought I better conserve my energy since I was bleeding out on the trail." For your harrowing story of true bravery and infected bite wounds, I will pay you $5. But remember, your name would be on it! How exciting! Now none of your friends will EVER go on a trip with you again. And really your name isn...

No More Listicles

First, let me establish that I LOVE combining words. For example, my kids have Chanukah-themed pajamas—their pajamukahs. I love that word so much that I'm going to make sure they have Chanukah pajamas every year just so that I can keep using it. There are some word combos that just don't work when you say them out loud. Listicles is one of those words. It just sounds too much like testicles. Once I made this connection I couldn't think about the word any other way, and now I'm bringing it to your attention so that we can all stop using it. Do you hear it? What if I said, "You can tell this list is male because of its listicles." Now do you hear it? So, no more job postings asking for listicles, please. Maybe we could come up with another word. Larticles? No. Listitorial? Maybe. Or we could just admit defeat and call them articles with lists. Or list-based articles. Just, please, no more listicles. Are we all cool? Great, now I can check that off my listicle....

You'd Better Not Be Lying About the Pizzas!

Although I started this blog recently, the original idea for it came more than a year ago, not long after I started looking for jobs on Upwork. This was how the post began. "I want an experienced writer who is interested in pizza cooking. You'd better have 1-year experience on pizza cooking." You'd better have one year of experience cooking pizzas? Is that meant to sound like a threat, because it sounds like a threat. Don't come to me with ten months of pizza-baking experience and think I won't know! I mean, STOP WASTING MY TIME! Luckily I haven't encountered any other pizza-baking, cookbook-creating potential employers using strong-arm tactics since.

Downworker

Search This Blog