eited by my own pedantry.
Dec. 5th, 2007 10:14 ami am currently feeling particularly annoyed because MY TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR (which i assumed (and was assured) would be fixed by the paper if it was, in fact, an error) has ended up in my dad's obituary.
I BLAME YOU, BOSTON GLOBE! *shake fist*
but really, i am blaming myself
at least it's not the misuse of an apostrophe, but still.
I BLAME YOU, BOSTON GLOBE! *shake fist*
but really, i am blaming myself
at least it's not the misuse of an apostrophe, but still.
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Date: 2007-12-05 03:45 pm (UTC)(anything that can be done for you, that isn't already being done? i have a pony you could pet... :)
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Date: 2007-12-05 06:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-05 06:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-05 07:23 pm (UTC)People looking for information about a friend's death don't proof-read the obit. Don't sweat it.
[I don't have a pony you can pet, but I have a daughter who thinks "Auntie R" is the cat's meow....you and C need to come over to dinner before the end of the year.]
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Date: 2007-12-05 08:56 pm (UTC)"sarge" is an abbreviation, and probably the genesis of a *million* misspellings every year :-)
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Date: 2007-12-05 10:21 pm (UTC)Don't beat yourself up. Save your energy to beat up the intern at the Globe who's supposed to run an f'n spell check.
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Date: 2007-12-07 03:46 am (UTC)