TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Has the Web advanced the written word? From:Mary Lynn Kostash <mkostash -at- CYGNUS -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 25 Sep 1998 19:34:05 -0700
Matt Ion wrote:
> I see the same kinds of typos (that's
> actually incorrect, since few of these errors are even marginally
> typographical in nature) in print media (including major dailies and
> newsmagazines) as well as in public advertising (bus signs, billboards,
> etc.)
Last week I passed by a restaurant advertising "muscles in a light cream
sauce".
Whose muscles? ;-)
Then again, I have been known to do the occasional typo, too. I'm
generally fairly forgiving when it comes to email errors--and I hope that
people provide me with the same kind of leeway. I am much more critical
of mistakes in printed documents.
