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The article presents the results of the analysis of errors occurring in the transcription of the Russian language into the Polish alphabet in the Polish Internet posts. Spelling mistakes were identified in the group of words transcribed from Russian texts extracted from archived websites. The authors distinguish types of errors, such as replaced characters, omitted characters and inserted characters. They discuss the reasons for the errors’ occurrence and compare the obtained results with the previous research. The analysis proves that a significant number of spelling mistakes are caused by the attempt to approximate the sounds of the Russian language, while some errors result from the interference of the Polish language and the lack of knowledge of Russian. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The term “idealization”, proposed by the present author, represents a research and editorial attitude that is based on the belief that the text under scrutiny is in some respect (and more often than not, in a number of respects) more perfect than it seems from a simple reading of its written form as it is preserved in a manuscript. This attitude can be manifested by changes in the transcription made by editors that go far beyond the basic scope of editorial interference arising from the essence of this form of transmission. The present article lists numerous examples of transcriptions of Old Polish texts which illustrate the editorial interference that exceeds far beyond the boundaries of accepted practice. The author proposes that as long as it is possible to understand the text in the Old Polish language, editors should refrain from correcting it, even if (from today's perspective) it does not show content's conformity with form or semantic and structural coherence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]