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Offers a catalogue of errors, omissions, mistakes and other disasters, ranging from the straight typo or the ambiguous statement to the downright bizarre. This book highlights the potential pitfalls of committing anything at all to paper. It covers typographical horrors to make grown editors reach for the sick bag.
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A joyous and irreverent paean to gaffes of all sorts, this hilarious collection gathers together the best typos from newspapers and publications from around the world. With errors that include the confusing as well as the borderline offensive, these slip-ups are accompanied by confessions from industry insiders such as editors and typesetters who provide the history of how and why misprints come to pass. Witty and surprising, this is a compendium that celebrates the impossibility of getting everything right every time.
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