tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719250598855732403.post2918927951273330650..comments2009-11-04T15:09:57.679-08:00Michael Liebermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376761570028823824michael@bookpatrol.netBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719250598855732403.post-48708778943059662592009-11-04T12:17:29.596-08:002009-11-04T12:17:29.596-08:00You remind me that I once borrowed a seemingly pristine first edition of Pete Dexter&#39;s <i>Paris Trout</i> from the Vancouver Public Library only to discover that someone had &quot;corrected&quot; all the Southern dialect. Judging from the handwriting, this same person had also gone to the trouble of changing American spellings to Canadian.<br /><br />This all made for an irritating read, but one couldn&#39;t help but admire the industry.Brian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719250598855732403.post-51088619925461843292009-11-04T12:12:29.043-08:002009-11-04T12:12:29.043-08:00I&#39;m always entertained (well, when it&#39;s a modern circulating library book, which -- knowing how quickly they return to pulp -- I don&#39;t have moral objections to modifying) when I read books where a previous reader has also served as volunteer proofreader, correcting misspellings, adding dropped commas, etc. I&#39;m always tempted to do that, but never do myself, so it pleases me when others save me the temptation!DangAndBlast!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11204540335903358779noreply@blogger.com