By Drummund Moir

Rating: 3/5

Three Word Summary: Grammar gone wild

 

Typos are everywhere.

Despite advances in technology, and sometimes because of it, gramatical mistakes are a way of life. Typographical goofs pervade all aspects of our culture from politics to education to religion.

Often times, they can be embarrassing. Other times, they’re interestingly ironic. Either way, typos are usually hilarious.

That’s the premise of the book ‘Just My Typo’ by Drummund Moir. This compilation gathers typos of all kinds in one perfect storm of bad grammar, which you don’t need an English degree to appreciate.

From street sign slipups to newspaper headline headscratchers, the book divides these typos into a variety of categories. The structure is varied enough to keep the reading light and entertaining.

At times the text gets bogged down into linguistic minutia, but for the most part the context remains understandable to a wide audience. Most mistakes are easy to spot and easier to laugh at.

By far the funniest chapter featured technological typos in the form of unfortunate text messages and emails. Spell check and autocorrect have done their part to expose the illiterate and illogical.

While the book contained a good blend of humor and knowledge, there is only so much anyone can take of misspellings and poor punctuation. Thankfully, the publication was short and to the point.

Probably best studied for English teachers and journalism editors, Just My Typo is a quick and semi-entertaining piece for anyone who loves letters and enjoys mocking those who fail while writing.