While blogsurfing today, I found this post, which has a list of qualifications to enter some blogging project.
I couldn’t believe it, but one of the qualifications is that your posts have to have TYPOS in them. This supposedly makes the posts “more real.”
Excuse me?
When I see a post with typos in it, I don’t think to myself “Wow, what a genuine post. This must be for real!”
Likewise, when I see a well-written post, I don’t think “Ew, this looks fake.”
Instead, I respect authors who take the time to proofread their posts and catch typos and grammatical errors. When I catch a typo in one of MY posts that somehow slipped through, I am mortified.
Granted, we’re all imperfect, and an accidental typo is bound to creep in occasionally. But to purposely leave them in there, for the sake of appearing more “genuine”, this seems misguided and wrong to me.
I’m interested in your opinion on this. Tell me, do you think typos make a post appear more “real” to you?
When you read a post with plenty of mistakes in it, does it create a more favorable impression?
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Comments 2
I know my writing is rife with typos. I have actually lost sleep over comma placement. I would never, ever leave one in there on purpose. On the other hand, I’d prefer if everybody thought I did. Then they would think I am smarter than I am.
Posted 13 May 2008 at 1:24 am ¶I think the deliberate entry of typos is silly. I proofread my posts at least three times and still don’t catch all the errors. If I spot an error, even months later, I normally correct it.
Posted 28 May 2008 at 7:06 pm ¶As for posts containing errors written by others, I take the stance that communication is primary. If their point has been successfully communicated then any spelling and grammar errors are an Elephant.
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