I'm fairly relaxed about people making spelling mistakes in everyday life – mainly because I do it too – but I have less tolerance for people littering their CV (or résumé, if you prefer) with errors.After all, you never know whether the person reading it and considering you for a job is a stickler for correct spelling. One prominent typo could cost you that dream position.
And if it is important to ensure an error-free CV, surely that holds especially true for subs (or copy editors, if you prefer).
So imagine my amusement when the production desk here received a CV from a freelance sub that contained the following in its opening sentence:
I don't want to be trading on writers' toes
A brilliant mental image, if nothing else...
