Description |
1 online resource (viii, 181 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
To be or to be: Typos in literature -- The fourth mistake: Typos in the media -- The word stage: Typos of historical & political significance -- The Lingua Franca: Typos abroad -- Food for thought: Gastronomic typos -- Crime and punishment: Legal typos -- The cost of a comma: The most expensive typos -- Autocorrect dystopia: The future of the typo -- Immaculate contraption: Kids' typos -- Misprints of Biblical proportions: Holy typos -- The best love in the whore world: Typos of a romantic persuasion -- Life and death: When typos kill -- Readers' favorites -- What did we miss? |
Summary |
A charming collection of typographical errors, slips of the pen, and embarrassing misprints, "Just My Typo" celebrates the awful and the sublime mistakes that riddle our feeble human attempts at communication. |
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An assortment of typographical errors, written slips, and embarrassing printed gaffes from different historical periods includes entries ranging from Bible misprints and insurance ads to newspaper headlines and political slogans. |
Note |
Includes index. |
System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
Subject |
Errata -- Humor.
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English wit and humor.
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Errors.
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Authorship.
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Writing.
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Authorship. |
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Errors. |
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Writing. |
Genre |
Electronic books. |
Added Author |
Moir, Drummond.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Just my typo New York : Three Rivers Press, c2014 9780385346610 (DLC) 2013049656 (OCoLC)860879583 |
ISBN |
9780385346610 : $35.97 |
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0385346611 : $35.97 |
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