Tag: editing

Friday Flubs: What are We Teaching “Are” Students?

Every Friday’s post includes typos or grammatical errors I’ve spotted throughout the week. If you are anything like me these typos drive you crazy, especially when they come from people who should know better.

Typos are especially painful when they come from people that should know better. Like a public high school. The people who are teaching kids and preparing students to be successful in college and then in their future careers should know better, right? Continue reading “Friday Flubs: What are We Teaching “Are” Students?”

Friday Flubs: This Week’s $1,500 Typo at Macy’s

Every Friday’s post is a collection of typos or grammatical errors I’ve spotted throughout the week. Sometimes they are things I find while out and about and sometimes they are things I find on the Internet. If you are anything like me, these typos drive you crazy, especially when they come from people who should know better.

You’ve probably heard about Macy’s big typo this week. If you haven’t, take a look:

Image from Macy's ad (WFAA-TV).
Image from Macy’s ad (WFAA-TV).

That $47 diamond, sterling silver and 14-karat gold necklace is supposed to be priced at $479. The store’s major blunder cost it lots of money (as some customers reportedly bought the necklace for $47) and possibly some customers. When Macy’s realized its mistake, it posted signs in its stores explaining the typo, stopped offering the necklace at the wrong price and canceled online orders for it.

A typo like this can cost a business money and can hurt its reputation. While most of us may look at this as a humorous misfortune, customers who were denied the wrong sale price or who had their order canceled may be left with a bad taste in their mouth.

The moral of the story? A good editing job includes every aspect of a piece of copy, including numbers and prices.

Friday Flubs: Phil Jackson’s First Tweet and its Perfect Video Follow-Up

Every Friday’s post is a collection of typos or grammatical errors I’ve spotted throughout the week. Sometimes they are things I find while out and about and sometimes they are things I find on the Internet. If you are anything like me, these typos drive you crazy, especially when they come from people who should know better.

Retired professional basketball coach and player Phil Jackson tweeted for the very first time this week. Here’s what it looked like: Continue reading “Friday Flubs: Phil Jackson’s First Tweet and its Perfect Video Follow-Up”

Friday Flubs: Big Mistakes = Big Embarrassment

Every Friday’s post is a collection of typos or grammatical errors I’ve spotted throughout the week. Sometimes they are things I find while out and about and sometimes they are things I find on the Internet. If you are anything like me, these typos drive you crazy, especially when they come from people who should know better.

I’ve spotted some major flubs lately. Yes, everyone makes mistakes. But, the idea is to catch those mistakes before the copy goes to print. If punctuation, grammatical and spelling errors are published your business won’t look professional. If you think I’m exaggerating, take a look at these:

Wait. What do these menus possess? Oh, never mind. There is just more than one.
Wait. What do these menus possess? Oh, never mind. There is just more than one.
If you want them to "spend wise" use grammar wisely.
If you want them to “spend wise,” use grammar wisely.
Hey! It's not nice to call people a group of "nobodies!"
There is a serious problem…or three…here.

Friday Flubs: Olympic Infographic Falls Short of Gold

Every Friday’s post is a collection of typos or grammatical errors I’ve spotted throughout the week. Sometimes they are things I find while out and about and sometimes they are things I find on the Internet. If you are anything like me, these typos drive you crazy, especially when they come from people who should know better.

I was soaking in the interesting information on an infographic about the Olympic Games when to my horror I noticed:

Continue reading “Friday Flubs: Olympic Infographic Falls Short of Gold”