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I'd always thought that a "galley proof" is basically a camera-ready representation of how your story will appear in published format, provided to a writer to give him one last chance to proofread it.
But now I see that the traditional definition says a galley proof is, "A proof taken from composed type before page composition to allow for the detection and correction of errors." This would be more in line with the "galley proof" an editor sent me tonight, which was essentially my story still in manuscript format but reformatted to a different typeface and per other house styles.
Which is really the proper definition of a galley proof? Is what I was expecting more properly called a "page proof"?
But now I see that the traditional definition says a galley proof is, "A proof taken from composed type before page composition to allow for the detection and correction of errors." This would be more in line with the "galley proof" an editor sent me tonight, which was essentially my story still in manuscript format but reformatted to a different typeface and per other house styles.
Which is really the proper definition of a galley proof? Is what I was expecting more properly called a "page proof"?