tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post7904514923778400435..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: The Pesky Typo…Mirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-31176576157567733932016-07-31T07:39:37.302-07:002016-07-31T07:39:37.302-07:00Common typos are just that, common. Editorial miss...Common typos are just that, common. Editorial misses that really bug me, though, are like these examples I've recently witnessed: a character suddenly has a different hair color or he(she) is carrying something that got thrown out in the previous chapter. Sometimes it seems the longer the book, the more this happens. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-79147758592116373812016-07-23T04:20:10.664-07:002016-07-23T04:20:10.664-07:00It's annoying to see those once it's betwe...It's annoying to see those once it's between covers, but what can you do then? I was upset the first time I found one, but my editor assured me there's at least one in pretty much every published book - which isn't that surprising if there are 50,000+ words, I suppose.janlcoateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494058075748351556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-65599613291549284342016-07-22T06:05:17.395-07:002016-07-22T06:05:17.395-07:00Hope you don't beat yourself up too much, Mirk...Hope you don't beat yourself up too much, Mirka. It happens. It happens. It happens. Not an excuse but editors and proofreaders are all humans. I think even my beloved Joyce Carol Oates has typos.Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-17140156790870523622016-07-20T10:31:00.942-07:002016-07-20T10:31:00.942-07:00Yes, typos happen even after having a team of edit...Yes, typos happen even after having a team of editors and proofreaders. Humans make mistakes because we aren't perfect.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-36768727501218667142016-07-19T20:26:38.317-07:002016-07-19T20:26:38.317-07:00My problematic mis-typed word is FRO for FOR. Now ...My problematic mis-typed word is FRO for FOR. Now that's a laugh!Dionnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-91436803721432849802016-07-19T18:25:31.210-07:002016-07-19T18:25:31.210-07:00My daughter asks me why there are always typos in ...My daughter asks me why there are always typos in published novels. I tell her she should become an editor!<br /><br />Yes, you're right. Only God is perfect! And His Book has withstood through centuries. Tina Chohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808651865125809841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-29064860017390843112016-07-19T12:35:31.805-07:002016-07-19T12:35:31.805-07:00My most common typo isn't on the list. When I ...My most common typo isn't on the list. When I type the name Chris, I almost always turn it into Christ.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-49224869609453767242016-07-19T09:07:49.159-07:002016-07-19T09:07:49.159-07:00All I can say is that I'm much more tolerant o...All I can say is that I'm much more tolerant of other people's typos than I used to be, because in the last ten years or so, my brain has played havoc with not only my typing, but even my handwriting. I *know* the difference between 'there' and 'their,' between 'your' and 'you're,' and between those countless other common homophones, and I used to write them correctly with no problem. But for some reason the wiring in my brain has gone haywire, and I regularly type the wrong word. So, yep! I've become verrry tolerant.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458293325369594900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-17839130474801165752016-07-19T09:07:09.390-07:002016-07-19T09:07:09.390-07:00Yup! Every Sunday we sing the Gloria and we profes...Yup! Every Sunday we sing the Gloria and we profess Tu solus Dominus ... the perfection of God.<br /><br />You cannot let perfection be the enemy of the good. Happy revising. V.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com