and has a knowledge of such languages, at least, as make a considerable figure in Printing; such as Latin, French, Italian, and Spanish. And because Greek and Hebrew is interspersed in most Works of learning, a Corrector ought not to be a stranger to either.
Not so much call for Hebrew, though it has happened (Moby-Dick, for example, has a Hebrew word in it), and I had an Israeli friend go over some modern Hebrew in a novel I proofread about a year ago. But not only the above languages, but Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Icelandic, Catalan, Romanian, and transliterated Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic...I cultivate people who know foreign languages.
Meanwhile, I made points tonight at [popular national weekly] because I caught Kirsten Dunst's name misspelled at the last stage...all in a day's work...
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and has a knowledge of such languages, at least, as make a considerable figure in Printing; such as Latin, French, Italian, and Spanish. And because Greek and Hebrew is interspersed in most Works of learning, a Corrector ought not to be a stranger to either.
Not so much call for Hebrew, though it has happened (Moby-Dick, for example, has a Hebrew word in it), and I had an Israeli friend go over some modern Hebrew in a novel I proofread about a year ago. But not only the above languages, but Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Icelandic, Catalan, Romanian, and transliterated Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic...I cultivate people who know foreign languages.
Meanwhile, I made points tonight at [popular national weekly] because I caught Kirsten Dunst's name misspelled at the last stage...all in a day's work...