Correction, please! (Letters to the Editor).THE NEW AMERICAN has usually exhibited evidence of careful research and proofreading Proofreading traditionally means reading a proof copy of a text in order to detect and correct any errors. Modern proofreading often requires reading copy at earlier stages as well. . However, you committed some real horrors in the recent July 15th issue, p.33, "Protector of the Nez Perce," first paragraph, sentence beginning with "In 1805...." First, you transposed trans·pose v. trans·posed, trans·pos·ing, trans·pos·es v.tr. 1. To reverse or transfer the order or place of; interchange. 2. the first and last names of Lewis and Clark, and then you misspelled Meriwether as "Merriwether." The correct reading should be Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Such lack of care brings disrepute dis·re·pute n. Damage to or loss of reputation. disrepute Noun a loss or lack of good reputation Noun 1. on conservatives, confirming the liberal propaganda that we are undereducated and "easily led." PAT KELLER Quakertown, Pennsylvania Quakertown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The borough is 16 miles (26 km) south of Bethlehem and 29 miles north of Philadelphia, making Quakertown a border town of both the Delaware Valley and Lehigh Valley metropolitan areas. While I certainly do not wish to denigrate den·i·grate tr.v. den·i·grat·ed, den·i·grat·ing, den·i·grates 1. To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame. 2. James Madison, one of the truly great Americans, especially for his fathering of the United States Constitution, as pointed out in your outstanding article ("Father of the Constitution," July 1st issue), I must with due respect point out an error in that article. While undoubtedly Madison was in the forefront of pushing for the adoption of the amendments to the Constitution which became known as "The Bill of Rights," nevertheless Madison was not the Speaker of the First Congress, as your article stated on page 37. One of my distinguished ancestors, Frederick A. Muhlenberg, was in fact Speaker of the House of Representatives in the First Congress, and his signature as such appears on the Bill itself and all popular reproductions thereof available from the government and other entities. JOHN D.S D.S Drainage Structure (flood protection) . MUHLENBERG Vienna, Virginia |
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