Psst, if you are correct about things, you can't really be the village idiot.

Seriously, I'm ready for that job as the village idiot. At least no one can tell me I'm doing it wrong.

Just because it wouldn't make sense does not mean it wouldn't happen.

Does your boss know there's a meaningful difference between "average" and "median" and you can't just substitute one for the other as if they're synonyms?

Does your boss know there's a meaningful difference between "average" and "median" and you can't just substitute one for the other as if they're synonyms?

She totally does. I wanted to ask her if she's just going through my work really quickly and missed the part where one sentence referred to a median cited in reference 1, but the sentence that uses the word "average" refers to reference 2. I feel like she went through my work so quickly that she thinks *both* sentences refer to reference 1 and therefore should say "median".

And when the author corrections come back and the author tells us it should say "average", she won't remember that I'm NOT an idiot who doesn't know how to edit. Damn it, I totally own my mistakes, but this is NOT a mistake.

we'll see if they notice is when they return them!

No, they probably won't, because they probably aren't reading with an eye to making sure you didn't change their words. I've had more than one author "confess" to me that he didn't actually read his proofs. Your boss shouldn't be changing their words without flagging them on it unless it's an obvious misspelling or typo. tsk

Totally on your side. If you're the village idiot, we need two villages.

Your boss shouldn't be changing their words without flagging them on it unless it's an obvious misspelling or typo.

I actually *asked* her if we should query the author to see if changing "average" to "median" is okay, and that's when she said "They were inconsistent, so we'll see what they say!"

She's really normally not careless, so I think maybe she's just massively overworked and going through my stuff really quickly.

No, wait -- I just checked the copy we sent, and she *did* specifically query the author "Okay to change to 'median', since that term is used in the previous sentence?"

So we'll look crazy, but at least the author can give us a definitive "No! You people are crazy!"

I just checked the copy we sent, and she *did* specifically query the author

Whew! I was actually worried.

I need a IV Vodka Valium, stat. Push 2 cc's of Fukitol.

I need a IV Vodka Valium, stat. Push 2 cc's of Fukitol.

I'll take that, please.

No, I really would have a drink right now if I didn't have so much work for Client #2 to finish, and I know I can't edit with a buzz.

Okay, it's not a drink, but I finally caved and took 1/2 a percocet I had squirreled away, because my back has been intermittently killing me for 2 weeks. Usually it eases up as the day goes on (I suspect due to moving around and loosening stuff up), but not today. Ibuprofen and tylenol might as well be Skittles. (As long as they're sour Skittles, the zenith of Skittle achievement.)

So I may be heading into loopy territory any time now.

(Yes, I need to do the PT exercises for my back that I learned when I *really* hurt it back in...2008? 2009? But right now I just need it to stop hurting so dang much first.)