The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time

This book was really fun to read. It follows the exploits of Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson, who travel across the country looking for and correcting typos, mainly on signs and things of that nature. Jeff also spends some time with his girlfriend as well as another friend, but the majority of the time is spent with Benjamin. Some people that know me know I myself can be a stickler for typos and correct grammar and punctuation, although by no means do I understand the English language like Mr. Deck (he works as a professional editor). But, I do notice typos quite a bit. Thus, I could relate quite well to what these two were trying to accomplish. It seems like one of the most common mistakes is the use of its and it's. They found issues with this everywhere. I see it all the time as well and it drives me crazy. Don't use it's if there's no possessive. I also see people using an apostrophe to make something possessive when there is absolutely no reason to. They encountered this quite often as well. You might think a book about this subject matter would be boring, but the authors make it quite entertaining with their humorous writing style. They also get into a bit of trouble with the National Park Service, although what they did was certainly not intended to be malicious. What's ironic is that the court papers they are issued for their little run-in with the NPS were laden with typos and other errors. I found that to be one of the more amusing aspects of their journey. I recommend it for those interested in the English language as well as those interested in road trip memoirs. And, in case you were wondering, I did find myself paying extra attention to find typos and other errors within the book. I didn't find any. That's not to say there weren't any, but I didn't find any. I'm guessing that due to the nature of the book it was edited and looked over extremely carefully. The authors would look pretty silly had there been errors. So, if this kind of thing sounds interesting (it probably won't to most people), check it out.

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