Comments on: Typos Don’t Really Matter

By: dancindog

dancindog — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:27:47 +0000

I’ve heard of a study that implies that if all of the letters in the word are included at least once and the first and last part of the word are correct it is almost impossible to notice the problem. Like managment and liablity.

@dancindog … I’ve also seen that study and it absolutely seems to be true.

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By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:18:45 +0000

Typos can bring you traffic too, I get loads of Google traffic to a page I built about tuning bass guitars ( http://hubpages.com/hub/Tuning-a-bass-guitar ) from people typing tuning BASS guitar into Google.

@ Dave - That’s a great point. There are some really common typos that people make and if you make the same ones then you can definitely get some keyword traffic out of it. Not that I’d recommend doing it on purpose but it’s another perk of the typo. -Kathryn

By: Quiet Rebel Writer

Quiet Rebel Writer — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:30:32 +0000

Some really interesting points here. Most of the time typos make me cringe, and so it was fascinating to see your reactions to them. I’ll have to remember that.

I think my problem with typos is when I see something that’s obviously made it past several eyes and wasn’t caught. Typos or errors on banners, ads, anything professionally printed, etc. drive me batty! Typos on emails I can understand. I guess the good thing about typos driving me nuts is that I pay close attention to my own writing.

Thanks for the post, something truly unique!

@ Quiet Rebel Writer … I can certainly agree with the fact that typos should be left out of all advertising. (Although some of the most humorous ones I’ve seen come from those funny writing mistakes. Incidentally, my favorite writing error is on a T-shirt I own that says “Future Millonaire” on the back and advertises the lottery on the back. “Millionaire” is misspelled - the second i is missing - which I just find ironic.) Thanks for dropping by and giving some really thought-filled feedback! -Kathryn

By: The Masked Millionaire

The Masked Millionaire — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:52:39 +0000

Types doo madder?

The Masked Millionaire
http://www.TheMaskedMillionaire.com

@ The Masked Millionaire - Doesn’t bug me a bit; I knew what you meant. Thanks for hanging out on the blog. -Kathryn

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Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:53:51 +0000

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By: Diane Aull

Diane Aull — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:24:23 +0000

I think it may be a matter of degree. One or two typos over the course of a book might allow you to connect with the humanity of the author, but a short blog post with two or three typos per sentence is just plain sloppy.

@ Diane … I do think that makes sense. I probably wouldn’t be keen on reading any piece of writing that had so many typos that they were all that you could notice. Thanks for dropping by! -Kathryn

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:57:25 +0000

I’m not so sure about this. I find it hard to enjoy reading an article with silly little typos. I know that typos will always slip through the net, but I think its important to proofread your writing and use a spell check to at least limit them.

@ Nick; I knew that I’d be standing mostly on the solo side on this one. Luckily most people agree with you so the typos do get caught! Thanks for dropping by … Kathryn