Well, believe or not, Mr Ripley, I was once a member in paid-up standing of the pie-eyed printing fraternity, and I can tell you categorically that the quality of proofreading in the 1800s was far and away above that of today.

You can get a job as a proofreader these days if you can walk and talk at the same time without your knuckles dragging on the ground. Once upon a time, you served your time as a copyholder and learned to read and write properly before you were allowed anywhere near the other side of the desk ...


The idiot also known as Capfka ...