This week's question
You may or may not have seen my post at Punctuality Rules Tuesday, about a book I recently bought that had the actual TITLE misspelled on the spine of the book. A glaring typographical error that really (really!) should have been caught. So, using that as a springboard, today’s question: What’s the worst typographical error you’ve ever found in (or on) a book?
Honestly, I can't remember (I'm very forgiving and will just shrug it off) but what I am going to do from this day forward is to highlight and list down all the typos I found in the books I read. I will then post them in my blog and watch the list grow. I doubt there's going to be many.
Happy BTT, everyone!
Book Quote:
"Readers are plentiful, thinkers are rare."
— Harriet Martineau
I doubt there's going to be many.
ReplyDeleteWe must read different books. :)
Just yesterday I read a book that had a surprising number of typos in it. My favorite was someone who "raked" his brain instead of wracking it. My post, though, was about what was perhaps the worst book I'd ever encountered. Typos EVERYWHERE. Although to be fair, it did turn out that the book was self-published... this just wasn't obvious in its Amazon listing when I bought it from there.
I do notice but I do not recall presently unless those from my text books.
ReplyDeleteUsually a few sneak through.
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ReplyDeleteThere is this book which I read recently that had one of the character's name changed (i.e. 'Ella' became 'Emma'). I think that is bad as compared to a typo error.
Hi, Alice! I often notice errors, but I don't much think about them beyond that initial thought. Often times, if a book is really good, I might not even notice them at all.
ReplyDeleteI just have to be reasonable and forgiven person if I ever seen errors typo...since moi have habit of doing typo *grin*
ReplyDeleteListing the typo can be lot of work, good luck with that ;) :)
Happy Belated BTT !
I think so too, Heather. Like what Wendy (literary feline) said, if a book is really good, I might not even notice it. But I do think that though it is self-published, good editing is still important. I don't know but when I read an important document that's full of typos/gramatical errors, I flush the person's credibility down the loo...
ReplyDeleteText books are great example, Gautami. I've read in the newspaper how the public highlighted errors found in their children's text books and those poor kids don't even know what hit them.
Aha Chris. Usually I'm forgiving but if it's something that's too obvious, I kind of get a jolt and it disrupts the flow.
That's unforgivable, Melody! LOL. I don't like it when people spell my name wrongly... Happened to me before -- check out the Alice-Alien fiasco. LOL.
Agree with you, Wendy!
Hello Julia! It's going to be some work involved but it'll make me a more alert reader. LOL.
To all: Have a good weekend!
My goodness! What was that sender thinking when he/she was typing that label?! LOL. Must have watched too much sci-fi movies, hehe...
ReplyDeleteAt that moment I find rather intriguing. You know, I've never thought I'd end up as an ALIEN. Muahahahahaha.
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