Typo Eradication League Brought to Justice, But Lives to See Another Day

Typo Eradication League Brought to Justice, But Lives to See Another Day

Typos – the bane of every blogger, student and editor’s existence.

 

There’s nothing more embarrassing than having a professor or overly critical reader call you out on a misplaced comma, misspelled word or misused diction. No one can escape the scrutinizing eye of a “Typo Nazi” – not even the United States government.

 

The Associated Press reports (via WAVY):

A Virginia man and his friend have been banned from national parks for one year for defacing a historic marker at the Grand Canyon because it had a typo.

 

Authorities say Benjamin Douglas Herson of Virginia Beach and Jeff Michael Deck of Somerville, Massachusetts, went around the country this year removing typographical errors from public signs.

 

Investigators learned of the vandalism from an Internet site operated by Deck on behalf of the Typo Eradication Advancement League.

That’s right – Dec and Herson are not alone.

 

There’s an entire “league” of typo hunters out there, and they’re reading everything you write, making sure you dot every ‘I’ and cross every ‘T’.

 

Be afraid.
 

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Anonymous
its better than burning churches Posted 08/23/2008 12:16 AMReply
Anonymous
I dont know whatt the big deals is. Posted 08/23/2008 01:23 AMReply
Anonymous
I just read about these two idiots defacing the sign at Grand Canyon National Park. I'm sure they feel they are so much more intelligent than the rest of us we need them to proof read for us. What couple insufferable snobs. Posted 08/25/2008 09:28 AMReply
Anonymous
I'm thrilled that these fellas are bringing attention to the degradation of the English language brought on by a flagging education system and public apathy. If more emphasis was put on reading instead of "blogging", on communication skills instead of "diversity" education, the language might not need such remedial attention. It's not a matter of being more intelligent or snobbish, it's a respect for the language and its appropriate usage and an attempt to halt its decline. Good for you, fellas!

Kate
Posted 08/25/2008 09:44 AMReply
Anonymous
I am in love! These men are heroes. Posted 08/28/2008 2:42 PMReply

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