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“Do You Pop Out At Parties?” And Other Odd Phrasings

Some of you will recognize the title quote, “Do you pop out at parties?”,  from the classic TV show I Love Lucy. But to many others, it sounds like a terrible wardrobe malfunction. And that’s why it was a terrible advertising … Continue reading

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How Many Bananas?

  The saddest misprint is a huge misprint. I found this mistake on a huge banner at a picnic event, and the sentence above was, unfortunately, one of the selling points of the product. The “e” has been left off … Continue reading

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Proofreading 101: The “Mined” Chicken Incident

Here’s a fun little typo from a restaurant menu – it insinuates that the chicken was actually mined, the way diamonds or gold would be. Funny, I always thought that chickens were farmed, not mined! 😉 That proofreading error – “mined” … Continue reading

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Ironic Forbes Error

This misspelling – and obvious proofreading oversight – was in a June 2, 2013 Forbes article titled, “Book Publishing May Actually Save Itself”. What’s ironic is that the error appeared in an article about publishing! And the misspelled word, which … Continue reading

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Be Careful How You Flash Those Descriptives…

I was reading a take-out restaurant menu when I came across this description – look at the orange word on the first line: “Homely” vegetarian food? In America, that would insinuate “plain, unattractive” food. I’m sure that’s not what they … Continue reading

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Wall Street Journal Gaffe

Believe it or not, this typo appeared in the May 20, 2013 Wall Street Journal article, “Considering an Underground Park in New York”. Spell check doesn’t pick things like this up. Yet another glaring example of why everyone who writes … Continue reading

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Two To Too Many Misteaks Mistakes Spoil the Story

I wrote a guest blog post about why it’s so important for authors to have at least one “outsider” proofread their work, whether they’re indie or mainstream writers. I started the article with a simple illustrative statement: “Errers can be … Continue reading

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Seinfeld DVD Proofreading Mistake

Check out this Seinfeld DVD cover which has a major proofreading mistake: Do you see the extra “s” on the word “Season”? How could they miss that? Many people may have checked this cover before it was published, but it … Continue reading

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