“I hear proofreading is being abolished. Is nothing scared?”

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Entry from July 21, 2021

“I hear proofreading is being abolished. Is nothing scared?”

“I hear proofreading is being abolished. Is nothing scared?”—“sacred” is purposely misspelled—is a joke that has been printed on many images. “I hear proofreading is being abolished. Is nothing scared?” was posted on Twitter by Comedy Phil on June 12, 2019, and again on Twitter by Comedy Phil on June 12, 2020.

Twitter
Comedy Phil
@philswales
I hear proofreading is being abolished.
Is nothing scared?
4:26 PM · Jun 12, 2019·Twitter for Android

Twitter
Comedy Phil
@philswales
I hear proofreading is being abolished.
Is nothing scared?
2:24 AM · Jun 12, 2020·Twitter for Android

Twitter
ᴅᴀᴠɪᴅ ᴛᴏᴅᴅ
@d_t_tweets
I hear proofreading is being abolished.
Is nothing scared?
and…
Night Night Folk!
9:05 PM · Jun 14, 2020·Twitter for Android

Twitter
Upton Cricket Club
@UptonCC
Ashamed to confess to a grammatical error in an earlier Tweet. I hear proofreading is to be abolished. Is nothing scared?Christleton 63/3 in 20th
8:27 AM · Jul 25, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Grandad Wheels
@GrandadWheels
Working on finalising the text for Grandad Wheels book 2. Was going to get it proofread but apparently proofreading has been banned. Honestly, is nothing scared??
10:50 AM · Sep 8, 2020·Twitter Web App

Twitter
MK Libraries
@MKLibraries
I hear proofreading has been abolished. Is nothing scared? #WednesdayWisdom #JustSaying
8:18 AM · Sep 16, 2020·Sprout Social

Twitter
Comedy Phil
@philswales
I hear proofreading is being abolished.
Is nothing scared?
8:45 AM · Sep 26, 2020·Twitter for Android

Twitter
Alice Mills
@millsalice144
I heard they are abolishing proofreading.
Is nothing scared?
3:10 PM · Jan 4, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Nikki
@logosaetos
I heard they are doing away with proofreading. Is nothing scared?
1:53 AM · Mar 4, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/TheGinuineOne June 16, 2021
I hear are cancelling proof-reading now
is nothing scared any more?

Twitter
Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
I understand that proofreading is being abolished.
Is nothing scared?
1:53 AM · Jul 21, 2021·Twitter for Android

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