There’s an unspokin rule in publishing: The larger the font, the more embarasing the typo. That’s compounded by how many words there are in the first place. After all, if you have less to prufe-read, you should be abel to spot an arror.
Now, I myslef have been known to make a typo or two, so I take no pleasure in pointing our mispellings by others. But this one made me cringe a little, precisely because it is a flyer for a publication, the Texas Observer, touting it’s journalistic experteez. I showed it to a friend, also a writer in town, and it took her four seconds to see it. Do you? Ouch! If you can’t see the typo, well, that’s just plane wierd.
It certainly is a wierd spelling of weird.
I understand that you meant to misspell “expertise” but the word “it’s” in that sentence is technically a typo. Should be “…touting its journalistic…” (since “it’s” is a contraction of “it is”).
I went to public school in Texas. I’m just happy I can spell my name, walk upright and eat with proper utensils.
Well at least they got “OBZERVER” correct.
And shouldn’t it be ‘pointing out misspellings’ instead of ‘pointing our misspellings’?
You guys DO realize I purposely put in TONS of typos, misuses and grammar errors in this, right? I am thinking you missed the joke…
Hahahaha! Technically, the letters in your article have no weight, so there can’t really be TONS of typos.
Ha hahaha!