Now, what are typos? I define a typo as a mistaken striking of the keypad that causes one to strike 1-2 keys in error, and usually the correct key is in "close proximity" to the key hit in error. An essential element of committing these errors is that the person doing the typing knows the difference between the correct word and the typo. An example of a typo would be to type "gello" instead of "hello" or "bear" instead of "near". When discussing typos, the operative word is "close proximity". Close means the wrong key has to be at least 1-2 keys from the intended key strike. It seems rather elementary, right? Just stay with me...
The reason why this is important is because of a new category of Ignorantics, the Narcissistic Ignorantic. This Ignorantic will make up a word that sounds just like the correct word and mask it as a "typo". Moreover, when they are caught, called out, or perhaps ridiculed for their alleged "typo", their reply invariably will be "well you know what I meant"; "I think it is silly for you to point out my typos". Really?
So, I begin my trek through typo land...a world rout with deception, narcissism, and denial. Walk with me readers....There may be a few land mines, but rest assure that nothing can and will separate you from the truth or should I say ignorance.
Recently, on a listserve that I subscribe to, one of the members talked about "waste length hair" and in another post, the person mentioned that they needed to "Neill and pray". Now this is a listserve of college educated people, but I have been telling you all for the last year that many of the chronic Ignorantics are college educated people. Here is what happened...Had this person not had to write how they felt, they would have escaped undetected, but since they had to type their thoughts, the jig was up...they had finally been exposed as a Narcissistic Ignorantic.
Is there a cure? therapy? practice? peer counseling? anything? Unfortunately, the answer is a resounding "NO". Why you ask? Narcissistic Ignorantics think it's cute to be ignorant! It is like putting a positive spin or speaking incorrectly. They speak and write with no aforethought for what is correct, then they blame it on the person who brings it to their attention.
Believe or not, typos have become a new written language. I will continue to blog about typos, and I encourage my readers to email their stories. There is one typo-holic born every second, and it's up to us to expose them!
