My generation says, “Ohhhh...” The new generation says,
“Wahhh...” I felt like saying both with a flustered face when I
read all the typographical errors I found on my article last week.
It’s embarrassing to admit that I have made typographical errors
on the articles I have written through the years, mostly
caused by lack of conscientious proofreading.
One of the follies of published writing
is committing errors. The grammar
or typographical mistakes one makes is
forever in print to haunt you. Errors
cannot be avoided, they can only be
minimized by diligent proofreading.
I usually make one last read before
I click the SEND button, but either I am
blindsided by confidence or I do not read
each word carefully, I find errors after
the article is already sent to the press.
This article then is then an apology
to you readers for ALL the typographical
and grammatical errors I have committed
on the articles you read in this
column. I will really try to keep my articles
error-free.
Let me share some funny typographical
errors I came across my
readings; these gaffe only says we are
all human and mistakes are will always
happen. Happy Reading and enjoy
your Sunday!
Funny errors:
The woman lecturing on dress reform
was greatly shocked when she read
the report as published in the local
paper. The writer had been innocent
enough, for his concluding sentence
was:
”The lady lecturer on dress wore
nothing that was remarkable.”
But the merry compositor inserted a
period, which was left undisturbed
by the proofreader, so that the published
statement ran:
”The lady lecturer on dress wore
nothing. That was remarkable.”
IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are one
of hundreds of parachuting enthusiasts
who bought our Easy Sky Diving
book, please make the following
correction:
on page 8, line 7, the words “state zip
code” should have read “pull rip
cord.”
It was incorrectly reported last Friday
that today is T-shirt Appreciation
Day.
In fact, it is actually Teacher Appreciation
Day.
From a California bar association’s
newsletter:
Correction — the following typo
appeared in our last bulletin:
”Lunch will be gin at 12:15 p.m.”
Please correct to read “12 noon.”
Our newspaper carried the notice last
week that Mr. Oscar Hoffnagle is
a defective on the police force.
Yesterday we mistakenly reported that
a talk was given by a bottle-scared
hero.
In a recent edition, we referred to the
chairman of Chrysler Corporation as
Lee Iacoocoo. His real name is Lee
Iacacca. The Gazette regrets the
error.
The marriage of Miss Freda
vanAmburg and Willie Branton, which
was announced in this paper a few
weeks ago, was a mistake which we
wish to correct.
