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Hi Barbara.
I was more worried about typos when I first started blogging too, but I’m learning to let go of that. I haven’t noticed any typos from you on Twitter — not that I’m watching for them :-) I understand how you must feel about spelling that person’s name wrong. We make mistakes — it happens. I made an embarrassing mistake once when I was commenting on a blog… I used the wrong name entirely when I addressed the blogger.

I find I make more typos on Twitter than I do on my blog. Maybe it ’s because I don’t have a way of proofreading it before I hit enter.

On my second blog, I have a popular post that gets hits because I spelled a person’s name wrong. I contemplated changing it, but the post has lots of important links in it, so I’ve left it as is. I do feel bad, however, for making an error in the spelling of their name.

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I have to hit the publish button before I spot errors. That can be time consuming as I’ve got to change them one at a time.

I make lots of embarrassing mistakes and the ones I find hardest to spot are things like this one I made a little while ago: “You are lucky if you have a roof on your head.”

Stuart noticed it straight away and pointed out that most people wouldn’t feel so lucky if they had a roof on their head.

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Hi Lance.
Thank you for telling me about that nasty hyperlink! It is fixed now. How a login link managed to get in puzzles me. There is nothing more frustrating than clicking on a link and going nowhere.

Getting the title of the post right is important cause that’s where it all starts. Having said that, once I am familiar with a blogger, it doesn’t matter what their post title is. I want to read what they are writing about. But the first impression counts for a lot.

Hi Daphne.
It’s amazing how many things can go off isn’t it? Sounds like you have a keen eye working for you. Funny how those typos seem to jump out at you after you’ve hit the publish button. At least you can fix those ones though. It’s worse if you’ve left a comment on someone’s blog with a yucky typo because you can’t get in there to fix the darn thing. That’s happened to me a few times and I have to bit my lip. :-)

PS I don’t care about typos in my comment section. Unless one is really bad, or the comment is unclear because of it, I won’t fix it.

Hi Positively Present.
You’re welcome. Positively Present is a good name you’ve chosen for your blog then. Once it’s published it is what it is. Positive and present.

Hi Vered.
Lima bins, lol! Well now that I know you’d like to know, I will email you if I see anything. And, thank you for the Tweet.

Hi Henie.
Fooled ya. Glad you enjoyed this. It was great to let loose and actually make typos on purpose :-) You watch your tweets too — I try to but some get away from me. That’s life in the Twitter Lane.

To answer your question, if I was a regular reader of the blog I would let the blogger know if it was a major error. I have done that in the past and they were glad to have been told. My pet peeve typos are the careless ones that happen in great quantities.

Hi Meryl.
I couldn’t agree with you more. We already spend so much time blogging without going nuts proofreading too. I thought I’d share a few tips that I’ve learned along the way, but I don’t follow them religiously. It’s all a matter of personal preference, but I think it’s most important when working for a client and they are paying for your services.

Hi Natural.
I always smile when I see your avatar :-) Thank you! You’re right… some people take typos very seriously. That’s been my background working in advertising agencies and design studios. Their reputation is on the line and they could lose a customer if the work is not up to par.

For blogging I don’t think it is AS important. Again, it depends on you and what you are comfortable with. I’ll continue to read your blog no matter how many typos there are. But I’ll remember not to email you if I see one :-)

okay if a blogger makes a typo,they get a pass, but for business, your type has to be right.

some people though act like a typo is the worse thing in the world…like if you make one, you’re not professional. well, i’m not a professional blogger.

of course we should read over our posts – but not this comment :) – but some people have the nerve to email me to tell me i have a typo. that’s even worse than the **** typo.

imagine if we all went through life pointing out the mistakes of others.

I let people know when I find a typo and people let me know. It’s nothing to be embarrassed about — we have our priorities where we need to spend the most time proofing.

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Very clever and informative! Yes, I did catch a few in your post and for a second it surprised me coming from you until I finished reading and then I chuckled.

I really despise typos, especially the ones I make. I go over my posts/tweets meticulously yet sometimes I still miss! And it’s even more obvious when it’s not my own…my question is, do you tell someone about their typos so they can correct it without sounding critical or judgemental or do you not say anything and let them suffer the wrath of the reader?

There are 2 kinds of typos to me: sheer carelessness and the other plain ignorance…I don’t know which one is worse! :~)

Love the whimsy yet helpful in this post…thank you! :~)

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