Overseen in the Metrowest Daily News, Friday, August 1:
Don’t worry, MRP went straight to page D5. Dear Abby was just fine.
August 14, 2008
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This might be my favorite typo of the month, if not the year.
Comment by Editrix — August 15, 2008 @ 12:14 pm |
But–Abby *IS* dead.
And the woman pretending to be her stinks, compared to the original.
Comment by TootsNYC — August 15, 2008 @ 3:05 pm |
OMG. What a morbid typo! Regardless, I laughed my ass off when I saw this post.
Comment by The Grammarphile — August 19, 2008 @ 9:35 pm |