Comments on: A Typo a Day http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59 The Typo Eradication Advancement League (TEAL) hits the road. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:21:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: dees http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-40277 dees Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:39:00 +0000 http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-40277 mini credit card readers insertA Typo a Day mini credit card readers insertA Typo a Day

]]> By: Erin http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-23023 Erin Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:17:25 +0000 http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-23023 I love the idea of TEAL!! I read about it in The Oregonian and was able to identify immediately. I am always on the lookout for typos and fix them whenever I can. Handouts, newspapers, papers from school (yeah, they're in there) are no match for my mighty correction pen. A mistake I see a lot is when people put the comma outside of quotation marks. It just looks so lonely and awkward there. As in, "You guys are the best",…… But seriously, I think what you're doing is great. Keep it up!! I love the idea of TEAL!! I read about it in The Oregonian and was able to identify immediately. I am always on the lookout for typos and fix them whenever I can. Handouts, newspapers, papers from school (yeah, they’re in there) are no match for my mighty correction pen. A mistake I see a lot is when people put the comma outside of quotation marks. It just looks so lonely and awkward there. As in, “You guys are the best”,……

But seriously, I think what you’re doing is great. Keep it up!!

]]> By: Eric Hillerns http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-21110 Eric Hillerns Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:09:25 +0000 http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-21110 It's the little things, like facts, that are such a bother. (Insert winking emoticon here.) It’s the little things, like facts, that are such a bother. (Insert winking emoticon here.)

]]> By: Jeff http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-21073 Jeff Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:42:33 +0000 http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-21073 Somerville is also spelled wrong in the article, Eric. What's funny about the Milwaukee thing is that she even checked the spelling with me during the interview. It must have been copy editors, as you say, making it wrong. Somerville is also spelled wrong in the article, Eric. What’s funny about the Milwaukee thing is that she even checked the spelling with me during the interview. It must have been copy editors, as you say, making it wrong.

]]> By: Eric Hillerns http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-21016 Eric Hillerns Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:05:58 +0000 http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-21016 Jeff and Benjamin, You're going to love this one. The Oregonian's Margie Boulé published an account of your travels through Portland. In anecdotal support of your cause, she (likely, her copy editors) spelled Chicago's Milwaukee (or Milwuakee) Furniture as Milwaukie (and, Milwuakie). Twice. As you may have noticed, there is a Portland suburb with that spelling. I had to chuckle. http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/margie_boule/index.ssf?/base/living/1212625515181500.xml&coll=7&thispage=1 I had figured that others would bring this to her attention and that the newspaper would publish a correction at their online property, OregonLive. Nope. Nice job with TEAL, gentlemen. Keep up the important work. Kindly, Eric Hillerns Jeff and Benjamin,

You’re going to love this one. The Oregonian’s Margie Boulé published an account of your travels through Portland. In anecdotal support of your cause, she (likely, her copy editors) spelled Chicago’s Milwaukee (or Milwuakee) Furniture as Milwaukie (and, Milwuakie). Twice. As you may have noticed, there is a Portland suburb with that spelling. I had to chuckle.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/margie_boule/index.ssf?/base/living/1212625515181500.xml&coll=7&thispage=1

I had figured that others would bring this to her attention and that the newspaper would publish a correction at their online property, OregonLive. Nope.

Nice job with TEAL, gentlemen. Keep up the important work.

Kindly,
Eric Hillerns

]]> By: Melissa Weintraub http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-15216 Melissa Weintraub Thu, 29 May 2008 01:46:56 +0000 http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-15216 I live in Oregon and have long wondered about the Powell's apostrophe; after all, it could be Powells'. Instead, it doesn't tend to exist. I liked that you added an apostrophe without asking permission because it was so easy. I only found out about this site and the contest today, so I don't have a before picture (sigh). But I peeled an apostrophe off of a sign (plastic lettering on glass) while I was waiting for an appointment. I felt nervous about it, since the spacing was a bit off then (didn't trust myself to move the 's'!). It's still "fixed," and I suspect the owner has not noticed. I live in Oregon and have long wondered about the Powell’s apostrophe; after all, it could be Powells’. Instead, it doesn’t tend to exist.

I liked that you added an apostrophe without asking permission because it was so easy. I only found out about this site and the contest today, so I don’t have a before picture (sigh). But I peeled an apostrophe off of a sign (plastic lettering on glass) while I was waiting for an appointment. I felt nervous about it, since the spacing was a bit off then (didn’t trust myself to move the ’s’!). It’s still “fixed,” and I suspect the owner has not noticed.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-5052 Jeff Sat, 03 May 2008 02:32:14 +0000 http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-5052 Marianna, take a picture when you do that one! Thanks for checking in. Marianna, take a picture when you do that one! Thanks for checking in.

]]> By: Marianna http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-5048 Marianna Sat, 03 May 2008 01:13:09 +0000 http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-5048 Jeff, No worries about "a apple crisp"--Uncle Paul's is just down the street from me. I've got it covered. This blog is awesome, by the way. I'm so glad I'm not the only one out there fixing these things. Jeff,

No worries about “a apple crisp”–Uncle Paul’s is just down the street from me. I’ve got it covered.

This blog is awesome, by the way. I’m so glad I’m not the only one out there fixing these things.

]]> By: Craig A. Cunningham http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-3300 Craig A. Cunningham Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:16 +0000 http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-3300 "Why must we be continually confronted with prevarication when a simple brushoff would do?" LOL! (However, I'm not really sure the woman behind the counter prevaricated. I think she may have "lied".) “Why must we be continually confronted with prevarication when a simple brushoff would do?”

LOL!

(However, I’m not really sure the woman behind the counter prevaricated. I think she may have “lied”.)

]]> By: GodivaEyes http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-2813 GodivaEyes Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:57:15 +0000 http://www.greattypohunt.com/teal/blog/?p=59#comment-2813 Jen - I did the same thing! :) Jen - I did the same thing! :)

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