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Why Do We Miss Typos? How Proofreaders Improve Content
“Hey, Mom, did you see this? ‘Caesar salad’ is spelled wrong. And look, the text in this line is smaller than the text in the next line. Why don’t people check their menus?”
Misspellings, typos, and inconsistencies have always been major pet peeves of mine. Ever since I was a little kid, I have noticed typos in menus, advertisements, books, and public signs. Thankfully, I didn’t have access to email back then, because I would have sent angry emails all the time!
Ugh. Errors and typos are the worst! They are so irritating.
I’m Tired of Being Nice: One Crotchety Soul’s Wish for a Whole New Email World
Anyone who knows me personally knows how much I appreciate direct, no-BS people.
In my ideal world, we would all be honest, perhaps to a fault (see: The Invention of Lying). We would, from a young age, learn to communicate and be communicated to in earnest, and accept the hard facts without always having them couched in a compliment sandwich.*
This preference toward straight-shooting Ron Swanson types is why I don’t play well with gaggles of catty people or fit into highly politicized workplaces. I like to know where I stand.
That isn’t the world we live in, though, so we all have to adapt to some degree, myself included.
Don’t Skip the Previews: Marketing Tips Inspired by Movie Trailers
Watching the movie trailers that come before the actual movie is my favorite part about going to movie theaters.
When I go to the movies to watch the newest rom-com or the next Oscar Best Picture, I can count on seeing movie trailers of upcoming films of a similar vein, so I can plan ahead and figure out what movies I’m going to see next.
And the best part about trailers? They’re quick and ultra-engaging — in less than three minutes, I’ve learned who the main characters are, what the basic premise of the story is, and the major conflict (aka, the reason anyone watches any movie). I also get a glimpse of the tone of the entire movie.
The Rituals of Writing Greats: How to Create Writing Habits that Stick
Every writing great had a unique routine.
For many writing greats, they chose a specific time to wake up and stuck to it. Though the time has varied from writer to writer, what is often the same is the commitment to consistently wake up at a set time.
When they arrive at the writing desk, there is always a destination in mind. This could mean writing two great sentences, as James Joyce aimed for, or not stopping until you reach 2,000 words, like Stephen King.
With a goal in mind, the greats have sat down and done the work. Often, the actual work was only part of the process.