Vanity Fair’s edit of Sarah Palin’s resignation speech illustrates beautifully, in all its technicolor glory, the importance of competent writers, editors, and proofreaders (and research departments):
It’s all over Twitter already, but this really can’t get too much support:
“The most epic typo in the history of errors,” thanks to Schaffer the Darklord.
I’m in love with the pithy ending to the story as well.
Yeah, yeah, I know: I’m way behind on writing over here. I’m not proud. I’ll be back to it as soon as I can.
In the meantime, courtesy of my friend Susan, an amusing not-quite-typo:
To accompany an article about recent statements made by U2 manager Paul McGuinness, a photo of McGuinness with singer Bono was posted. [...]
Part of what I do for a—I use this word with quotes so loud they ring—”living” is fix typos. On the whole, most typos won’t set your loins a-tingle, but every now and then one comes along that just makes a person smile.
Today’s typo of cheer comes from a “big“-thinking author posting on Twitter about [...]
Kellie M. Walsh is a writer, editor, and logistical mastermind. Currently she is working on a book about a flag that stalked a drummer around the world.