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Originally Posted by Ron H.
Sir, no editor or publisher would introduce spelling or grammatical errors on purpose, and neither QuarkXpress nor Adobe InDesign (common page layout programs) will introduce such errors when justifying columns. Microsoft Word will sometimes introduce errors via auto-correction, but the editors and proofers are supposed to catch those. Old-school typesetting can, too, but I don't know how much of that is still done today. The magazine I work for went to fully digital printing years ago, as did many others.
In short, the errors you see are just that--errors. Frankly, if you're reading some publication and *not* finding errors, you're not watching closely enough.
Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.
Ron H.
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Absolutely correct, Ron.
Most errors are copy editing and proofreading. Never ever proofread your own stuff, the same mistakes you missed when preparing copy you'll miss when proofing it. Publishers should employ at least one competent proofreader. It helps to be able to afford these things.
Some mechanical errors creep in as "overset" when making up pages—especially multi-column pages—using dedicated page makeup software. Pre-output check utilities are helpful.