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The Ascent of Money

a Financial History of the World
Jan 31, 2013Lukeinvancouver rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a great book! Unfortunately the publisher saved money by using a spell checker instead of a proof reader. The use of a spell checker instead of a proof reader is an ever more common occurence. What a shame (as it diminishes the quality of the work)! A spellchecker cannot tell the difference between a misspelled (but otherwise existing) word, e.g. heath (instead of health) or that (instead of than). It can also not detect redundant words (i.e. the inappropriate repetition of the same word), or missing words. A spell checker cannot detect the ccidental doubling of a word. A spell checker cannot detect missing words. A spell checker cannot detect wrong syntax. Moreover, when the wrong word (e.g. stability instead of instability) is used a spellchecker is useless. Book prices have gone through the roof in the last few decades and by and large we are offered inferior quality: All the mistakes a spell checker cannot detect slow down one's reading speed. It's absolutely appalling.