Dear Ron,
I love "Typos" it speaks to me.
Thank you,
Carol Wilson-Mack

Yes, I dislike the typos and misspelled words. Unfortunately it still happens to me. I sincerely wish I had paid more attention in English classes and could use my computer a little better! I am trying to become more adept!........M

So true. I got voice control products on my newest laptop, but after a full year I'm still training it to understand me. Great article.

Alas, typos, the bane of the writer. We all make them and have a hard time finding them. I have never read anything (including my own work) that I couldn't change and correct. When I ghost-wrote my wife's memoir, I goofed and put in a reference in one chapter that made it sound as if I were the narrator instead of her. Fortunately, my sister-in-law found it before too many copies had been distributed.

There will always be a couple of pesky editing boo boos to escape our scrutiny. No one is perfect, so no one is exempt. There comes a time when we must eventually let our work soar like an eagle and not sweat the small stuff.

Not to worry, even with speakos galore (and that doesn't happen), I wouldn't care. It's the substance that counts. Write on, Ron.

Ron,

I have read a number of your writings, but I must say that it is rare for a mistake of any kind to creep into your work. Oh, there's an occasional tidbit that catches my eye, but it is rare indeed. In fact, it is a pleasure to read the things you post on AD. As a public school teacher for thirty years, I found it difficult to concentrate on the content of students' work because of all the misspelled words, poor punctuation and grammar, and messy papers in general. I am reminded of a reacher I once taught with from Mississippi. She was quite intelligent and funny, and she always managed to make me laugh at anything she happened to tell. One day, during our planning period, we were laughing it up over this and that, when she proceeded to tell me about this fellow she dated while he was in the military. In her strongest Southern dialect she said, "He was a fine man—kind, gentle, hard-working—all the things a woman could ever want in a man. And I'm sure he would have been a wonderful husband. But when he wrote letters to me, there were so many misspelled words...well, it just made me sick at my stomach, so I just had to tell him I couldn't see him anymore."

David

I am so impressed by your perseverance! I find that very sexy.

Love ya!

Jane

I'm with you. I hate to make a mistake in the spelling, typing, grammar, or other technical part of my writing. There's enough chance for mistakes in the actual plot and flow of the story.

I was a linotype operator in the printing trade. Set type for diverse companies from Wall Street Journal to X-Rated Books. Proof readers were my bane, but I learned much from them. These days I read a lot of novels, and I see more typographical errors and just shake my head. Over the years I have mellowed out somewhat, but I still try to set "clean" type, and never, never do I leave a widow at the start of the next line.

Having spent the past 10 years editing and proofing audio books, I can relate to the spelling and phonetic wars that impact writing. It always amazes me at how little narrators know about phonetics or how to read the symbols. You've braved some challenges, I'm sure, but your perseverance and talent have withstood the challenges and delivered note worthy writing. Kudos.