NPPF - Foreword - Summary / Commentary (3)

[Jasper Fidget]

On
> Behalf Of Malignd
> 
> <<Page 18: "I alone am responsible for any mistakes in
> my commentary."  Kinbote's acknowledgement is further
> evidence that his manuscript has not been proof-read
> or edited by anyone other than himself.>>
> 
> Not entirely true, is it?
> 
> He says the poem has been proofed, if not the
> commentary.
> 
> And the very next sentence: "insert before a
> professional."  Followed by "A professional ..."
> 
> --suggests he expects the commentary will be proofed
> and edited as (but also that it hasn't been).
> 
> 

You're right.  I suppose "proof-read or edited" should be "fact-checked", in
that Kinbote's claims have not be verified by a third party (too bad for the
reader!).