Subj : Re: Request
To : Ward Dossche
From : Shaun Buzza
Date : Sat Mar 12 2022 11:49 am
WD> SB> Hahaha, I didn't even see the typo when I first read it! (^_^)
WD>
WD> The thing with typos is that most of the time you don't see them
WD> yourself when rereading because you know what you wanted it to read and
WD> just flah over it.
WD> As a result, kind of, the first "Law of Dossche" on on-line based
WD> communication
WD>
WD> came into being. I noticed the man whose name we're not supposed to
WD> mention was
WD>
WD> always correcting others and in the process of doing so injected other
WD> new errors because he didn't notice them ...
WD>
WD> "When correcting the spelling of someone's writings in an
WD> internet forum, the probability of introducing a new error
WD> approaches 1"
WD>
WD> So, did you notice Nick's typo?
I assume you're talking about the missing apostrophe?
You know, you really should publish these Dossche Laws. I mean, they might not
be as popular as Asimov's Three Laws, but I still think it would be a fun read.
