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- noun Plural form of
proofer .
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Examples
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What we do know is that making discrimination the default explanation for a wage gap, as proofers want us to do, leads us down some weird rabbit holes.
Why the Gender Gap Won't Go Away Kay S. Hymowitz 2011
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But proofers often make the claim that women earn less than men doing the exact same job.
Why the Gender Gap Won't Go Away Kay S. Hymowitz 2011
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I assume, in this case, that the clerk is a woman and the lawyer a man for the simple reason that—and here is an average that proofers rarely mention—full-time men work more hours than full-time women do.
Why the Gender Gap Won't Go Away Kay S. Hymowitz 2011
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The way proofers finesse "full-time" can be a wonder to behold.
Why the Gender Gap Won't Go Away Kay S. Hymowitz 2011
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A good example of how proofers get away with using the rogue term "occupation" is Behind the Pay Gap, a widely quoted 2007 study from the American Association of University Women whose executive summary informs us in its second paragraph that "one year out of college, women working full time earn only 80 percent as much as their male colleagues earn."
Why the Gender Gap Won't Go Away Kay S. Hymowitz 2011
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It started out like any other workday - wake up and get to 125th street at 6: 30 AM where the GP drivers were already waiting to get in and unload the 16 proofers filled with turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, mash potato, green beans and of course Gravy.
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It started out like any other workday - wake up and get to 125th street at 6: 30 AM where the GP drivers were already waiting to get in and unload the 16 proofers filled with turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, mash potato, green beans and of course Gravy.
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It started out like any other workday - wake up and get to 125th street at 6: 30 AM where the GP drivers were already waiting to get in and unload the 16 proofers filled with turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, mash potato, green beans and of course Gravy.
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The speed at which a book moves through the process depends on how much it interests our volunteer proofers.
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Sometimes, being thankful to the people who put up with the bulk of your crazy—the proofers, agents, and editors of the world—will make it appropriate to give small tokens of your esteem.
seanan_mcguire: Thoughts on Writing #33: Not Making People Hit You. seanan_mcguire 2009
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