What’s in a Typo Anyway?

Believe it or not, we used to write letters by hand to one another using an instrument called a pen. Today we use mobile phone texting, social networking, email, internet blogging, chat rooms and anything else electronically ‘plugged in’, to copiously communicate.

And what about the infamous spell checker, huh? But there isn’t anything wrong with that though, is there? No, of course not, I for one embrace technology. As Jack Aubrey of the Surprise said, “What a wonderful modern age we live in!”

However, in my online writing, lecturing, design, and research ventures I do see one continually, rather disheartening element present. Too often I see evidence that we seem to be writing as though we are less educated than the millennium we live in would represent, and much less sophisticated than the technology we use to communicate with. Typo’s, misspellings, and bad grammar seem to have become an everyday occurrence!

It is not at all unusual for someone to ask a friend if this outfit or that tie looks alright, or to proudly show off ones new mobile phone, or boast about your latest computer upgrade. Chances are pretty good that today or yesterday you talked to, texted, or emailed someone about the latest blog you wrote or read, but when was the last time you asked someone to proof read something for you? When was the last time you took a moment to check if that email you just wrote really made good sense? Eh?

You are most likely here at Amrit’s online writing website because you are interested in professional web content and writing services, whether you are a potential customer or a writer yourself seeking to learn more about SEO content, blog writing, or professional online writing of any sort, no matter which side of the proverbial fence you are on, I think we all agree that good spelling and grammar are important, no matter how stuffy it might feel to say it out loud.

By now you might be asking, “Gosh, what kind of people does this person associate with anyway?” Well I’ll tell you that just yesterday I received an email from an esteemed, university educated colleague who erroneously used the word ‘right’ for ‘write’. Need I say any more?