# Are editors and proofreaders still a thing?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-editors-and-proofreaders-still-a-thing/964118>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 7, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-editors-and-proofreaders-still-a-thing/964118 "2022-05-07T15:32:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-editors-and-proofreaders-still-a-thing/964118/7 "2022-05-07T15:52:51Z")

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> [@Slithy\_Tove](#):
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> Don’t flag the thread, but go ahead and show which posts violate **Muphry’s law.**

> [@What is Gaudere's Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gauderes-law/140008):
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> I hear people accused of it from time to time (myself included). What exactly is it?

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