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Old 10-16-2023, 03:30 PM   #12
John F
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Originally Posted by Cactus Chef View Post
I can understand their/they're/there confusion, homographs, etc., but I don't see how honest-to-god typos still get through these days. ...
I agree "they're/there/they're" I would probably skip right over (among other things) and not even notice. But some things like this from the book I just finished:
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Even to the southwest, where we have the fewest aerostats, she would have been pinged for least a few minutes.
just stands out to me and makes me read the sentence again. I can see the author on a roll and not paying attention, but isn't this is what a publisher/editor/proof reader is hired/paid to catch?
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