So, like a dumb butt, I sent out 30 or so Christmas newsletters (with spiffy family photo included) before doing a thorough read-thru. And when I did finally do a thorough read-thru? I found 2 typo-s in it. They occur in the paragraph directly following the other paragraph that states how I started blogging, and I love writing, and I’m a going to be a great, famous writer, blah blah blah. Ok, I didn’t really say anything about me being a great writer. Which is good. Because after reading through the newsletter, people with rightfully conclude that I’m not such a great writer. In the very least, I’m a horrible typer. (As a side note: spell check doesn’t think “typer” is a real word. I should probably use “typist”, but I’ll keep it in there just to showcase my stupidity.)

This has, however, been a good lesson for me. Read through stuff… because written jokes really bomb when they aren’t even speeled korrectly.

(a fun game!: find the typo-s in the Christmas newsletter and receive a booby prize by mail!)

5 Comments »

1. When I was in high school, one of our state senators and some businesses sponsored me to go to this big leadership brouhaha and in my very special thank you letters I sent them about how much I learned, I misspelled the word “surprise.” In fact, I still often misspell that word. I have to double check it every time I use it.

   Comment by Leslie — December 21, 2007 @ 6:53 pm

2. The cards, they are mailed?

   Still better than my sucky butt. (See my literary greatness: sucky butt.)

   Comment by Mama Milton — December 21, 2007 @ 8:15 pm

3. @Leslie- “Surprise” gets me every time, too. In fact, I don’t think I EVER spelled it right until I was 20.

   @MamaMilton- Oh yeah… they’re mailed. In all of their misspelled glory. But hey, I sent them out on time this year!

   Comment by admin — December 22, 2007 @ 8:29 am

4. The word that I can never spell is defenitly, and it’s probably spelled wrong right there too. My blog probably drives people nuts because I’m really not good at spelling.

   Comment by Sam — December 22, 2007 @ 2:56 pm

5. I’m so sorry for you. Misspellings make me twitchy…But if it’s an amusing letter, they are more easily forgiven. So you’re probably off the hook.

   And yes, having sent letters regardless of the typos puts you far ahead of me!

   Comment by stephanie — December 22, 2007 @ 8:14 pm

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