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typo

[tahy-poh] / ˈtaɪ poʊ /
NOUN
erratum
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A typo in a caption in our last issue incorrectly spelled his name as George de La Tour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

The morning after this article was published, HPE said it had made a typo in a footnote in its press release.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025

As for me, I couldn’t quite bring myself to leave a typo in that email.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2025

Walker said that number appeared to be a typo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025

“Technically it was a typo, Hilly,” was all I could think to say.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

He then sent out the names of the districts being targeted, quietly lamenting a few typos.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

A.I. didn’t outline it for me and didn’t catch typos on a first draft, though I don’t have any more of a moral issue with that practice than I do with using spellcheck.

From Slate ● May 24, 2026

Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba said, ‘It’s getting disrepectful,’ in a video in which he showed his offensive player of the year trophy with multiple typos.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Writers are adding typos deliberately to prove they have not used AI.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

I am told there are writers who can tap out a coherent essay in a single pass, at most checking for typos and touching up the punctuation before sending it off for publication.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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