Hey, guys, no fair moving the posts just when I find somewhere to add my two cents worth!
Bridget: As one of the new kids on the block - and one who's not particularly tuned in to nuance -I don't understand why you felt your comments about proofreading belong in a non-word thread (here!). Seems to me proofreading is primarily about words. (Although, having made an occasional dollar or two as a proofreader, I admit my worst mistake was with numbers - a misplaced decimal point in a medication dosage .

Back to proofeading: I, too, do it almost automatically, but menus don't bother me half as much as newspapers, especially headlines. Since they supposedly have people whose job it is to proofread, it really sets my teeth on edge!