The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
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The signs of the times are missing apostrophes.
The world needed a hero, but how would an editor with no off-switch answer the call? For Jeff Deck, the writing was literally on the wall: “NO TRESSPASSING.” In that moment, his greater purpose became clear. Dark hordes of typos had descended upon civilization… and only he could wield the marker to defeat them.
Recruiting his friend Benjamin and other valiant companions, he created the Typo Eradication Advancement League (
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Review by Jennifer Olsen for The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
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The Great Typo Hunt is the hilarious tale of the adventures and misadventures encountered on a quixotic cross-country trek to correct grammar and spelling mistakes. Over-the-top heroic tone and witty wordplay make this book endlessly amusing, without detracting from the larger point the authors are trying to make about the importance of clear and coherent communication. An overall fun read that will change the way you look at typos.
Review by Rick Shaq Goldstein for The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
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If you deeply enjoy reading and writing, and have both a sense of humor and the capability of becoming at least slightly annoyed… i.e. like a burr under a saddle… when you confront the ever growing national scourge of *TYPOS* you will thoroughly enjoy this book. The authors share not only a love of the English language… but a fanatical belief in their very souls that they were put here on earth to defend and correct all that is sacred in the world of grammar. First Jeff Deck sets out on a national “road-trip” to uncover (Though much of the diseased typos are hiding in plain sight.) these dreaded abominations of the written word. A few friends pledge to meet him at different junctures of his trip including Benjamin who winds up becoming as fervent as Jeff… and in fact at times becomes more psyched and motivated than Jeff himself, and actually reenergizes his friend at moments of despair.
One of Jeff’s fears as he departs on this benevolent trip to protect the educational value of literacy, is his meek non-combative personality. In other words… if he finds dreaded typos… will he have the guts to confront the evil perpetrators and get them to correct their sins against good grammar? One of the funniest sub-plots of the book is the “scoreboard” that the author’s post at the end of each chapter once they’re on their quest. **TYPO-TRIP-TALLY** TOTAL FOUND: XXX – TOTAL CORRECTED XXX.
Their battlefields range from restaurant menus to billboards… to Obama t-shirts… to art museums… to government buildings (Ooops! This could create legal problems!)… to the Grand Canyon and beyond. Finding these pesky annoying errors leads to another problem that’s woven throughout the entire book. How will people react when presented with the grammatical blemishes in their midst? Some give a graveyard stare… some blame it on the owner… some blame it on the corporate home office… some actually give the boys permission to change it with their ever growing “TYPO-CORRECTION-KIT” that becomes their “NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION” first aid kit. As their mission to protect all that is “holy” gains momentum they get interviewed on TV as well as written up in the papers. This is a very unique crusade that simply based on its subject matter had to put enormous pressure on the editors that proof read this book. This would be a tremendous book to make mandatory reading in middle schools and above. It would surely make learning fun and improve our educational system.
Review by degracia01 for The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
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The Great Typo Hunt is a fantastic read that honestly had me laughing out loud at times (usually on a crowded bus or train). It’s a road trip story of two friends who have a crazy idea: drive around the country correcting typos. Their adventures and the typos they find along the way not only make you laugh but also make you want to cry at what some of these mistakes say about the American population. They found over 400 typos on their trip and learned a lot about society along the way. A part that really resonated with me was when they discussed people’s innate fear of looking stupid. Many people along the way would rather leave the sign incorrect then admit that they had made an error. They discussed how people sometimes limit their written vocabulary in an attempt to hide their lack of understanding about spelling and grammar. As a young child I remember being told that I could never be smart because I was a bad speller. An even now, as an adult with an BA from an Ivy league institution and an MBA from one of the top business schools in the country, I still find myself dumbing down emails, texts, Facebook posts, and even book review posts in an attempt to hide my inability to spell. That section not only shook me to the core but made me realize that I was not alone. Trust me, something about this book will resonate with you. And if nothing else, you will certainly understand proper apostrophe usage and you will become aware of the immense amount of typos that exist in the written text you pass by every day. If you like travel, adventure, or even grammar, this book is a great read and will have you discussing it with friends for days.
Review by TC for The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
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I am having such great fun reading this book. Great laughs and thoughtful insights. Its like I am in the backseat of the car taking this great American road trip. Laughing and learning, like I was in my twenties again.
Review by Amy B for The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time
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You know you love it, sitting back and having a good chuckle at spelling goofs. And you know we’ve all made them at some point or another. This book is more than that, of course. It is about the journey a person makes doing what he loves best. The prose is quick moving and witty, making for a good read. Highly recommended.