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Unnecessary Commas.

Posted: 24 Mar 2024, 00:22
by Emmanuel Asamoah 5
After proofreading my review with about 4 different applications and finding no grammar issues, I scored 100%, only to wake up and receive four or more errors from a different editor. The amazing thing is the new editor scored four or more errors by indicating unnecessary commas. I have always refused to complain about editors' score cards, telling myself tomorrow is just another day. But to receive a low score only after another editor has fully scored me is very disheartening. Was the first editor not diligent with their review, or does the new editor use special cutting-edge software never seen before? Why should different editors contradict each other? There are other books yet to be given an editor score card, but an editor would still rate an already scored card and point out nonexistent grammatical errors.

Re: Unnecessary Commas.

Posted: 24 Mar 2024, 09:11
by Alissa Nesson
I don’t know why people sometimes get multiple score cards but I would encourage you to politely push back on the comma errors because a lot of those are stylistic choices rather than errors. If you can explain that you believe these are stylistic choices rather than errors and that none of these things were picked up on any of your grammar checkers, they may change their minds. It’s happened to me before.