| Re: Rampant Misspellings
I really believe that a lot of these errors were committed in production, tho REF is probably responsible for some of them too. I hate a mispell because it jerks you right out of the world you're engrossed in and back to whatever we call 'reality'.
Over many years I have noticed more and more misspellings in books, newspapers and other printed media and it seems to be getting worse. I attribute much of it to the deterioration of general literacy in society, as well as a 'who give a damn as long as i get a paycheck' attitude among publishing personell.
What gripes me as much or more is to hear news anchors and other TV and radio people constantly mispronouncing relatively common words. A quarter century or so back, they woukd have lost their jobs for that. |