In lieu of having "Editing Experience", I've compiled some examples of typos I've found.
Use the keyword "typos" in this humble blog to see not just the possible errors, but possible corrections.
If I wrote a textbook, it'd be called English is Mean. As a teacher, parent, and ESOL tutor, I often told students, kids, and tutees (?!) that English is mean. Here are a few of my favorite examples. Add your own! and, please contribute through PayPal
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ichthyosis
OK, it's not a good thing to have, but it's got a cool name. https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/ichthyosis
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_(slang) Like "Mayor Snowflake" from Resident Alien, Season 1.
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Waiters wait, terrorists create terror. It'd be too awkward to say "terror-or". Terrier is from "earth dog", not the...
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The word "Interjections" has more syllables than most interjections. My favorite of the Grammar Rock series.
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