Most durable typo award

[Mythmere]

In the rulebook we just published, three pieces of errata have been reported - two typos and one place where an illustration overlaps some text. That's pretty good - and one typo and the overlap I can understand because both those areas got some late editing done.

However, the award goes to the word "clubz."

This typo, like a sturdy little bacterium, survived two automatic spellchecks and three human editors. I am really tempted to leave it in, in the future, just because I am so awestruck by its durability.

[Juju EyeBall]

I've seen this happen before with In-Design. The spell check can be set to look at the section you have highlighted, only the page you are on, or the entire document.
Most likely an "entire document" check wasn't done.

I think that's an acceptable amount of errors for a book that size.

[Mythmere]

I've seen this happen before with In-Design. The spell check can be set to look at the section you have highlighted, only the page you are on, or the entire document.
Most likely an "entire document" check wasn't done.

I think that's an acceptable amount of errors for a book that size.

Spell checked in MS Word by two different people - once by me, once by the editor, both times as the prelude to an actual reading. If Indesign has a spellchecking function, then that means there was yet another chance to catch that bad boy and it still eluded notice. Moreover, I did my reading on screen, which means that when I did my read through I managed not to notice the little red underline then, as well.

I really stand in awe of it. It's the little typo that could.

[Juju EyeBall]

I've seen this happen before with In-Design. The spell check can be set to look at the section you have highlighted, only the page you are on, or the entire document.
Most likely an "entire document" check wasn't done.

I think that's an acceptable amount of errors for a book that size.

Spell checked in MS Word by two different people - once by me, once by the editor, both times as the prelude to an actual reading. If Indesign has a spellchecking function, then that means there was yet another chance to catch that bad boy and it still eluded notice. Moreover, I did my reading on screen, which means that when I did my read through I managed not to notice the little red underline then, as well.

I really stand in awe of it. It's the little typo that could.

Wild.

Maybe it's a real word now.

[Flambeaux]

With Microsoft, anything is possible.

So long as my clubz will getz me the madz lootz, I'm coo' wid it.

[T. Foster]

Wild.

Maybe it's a real word now.

With an OED citation for 50 Cent song lyrics, no doubt

[JCBoney]

Better than % liar!

[Benoist]

However, the award goes to the word "clubz."

This typo, like a sturdy little bacterium, survived two automatic spellchecks and three human editors. I am really tempted to leave it in, in the future, just because I am so awestruck by its durability.

I would leave it as an "in" joke. It made its saving throw! Every time!

[Steve]

Whatz wrong with clubz?

Seriously, one of the ways typos can elude spell checks is the fact that many real words show up with the red squiggly line. I know I can get used to seeing those lines every so often and end up ignoring them without double-checking.

[simrion]

I wrote it off as a homage to Warhammer Fantasy Battles with Ork Boyz with Clubz

[thedungeondelver]

Eye think yore thinking about this to much!



(besides, we all know "Detect Meal and What Kind" and "% Liar" are the most durable RPG typos - they made it out of original D&D and into Dave Hargrave's Loot Bag which he dumped into Arduin!)

[Steve]

Any typo is forgivable except "diety" instead of "deity," and "loose" when you mean "lose." That is where I draw the line.

[Mythmere]

Any typo is forgivable except "diety" instead of "deity," and "loose" when you mean "lose." That is where I draw the line.

There's also "horde" and "hoard," and "effect" vs. "affect." Those two - okay, they aren't typos - those two errors absolutely kill me.

[rogatny]

My favorite D&D typo of all time was in one of the Points of Light books. "Gibbering Mouther" was mistyped as "Gibbering Mother."

[THAC0]

New magic item: Clubz of perseverance.