I used to think typos meant that the author (and/or editor) hadn’t checked what they wrote, so the article was likely poor quality and less trustworthy. Now I’m reassured that it’s a human behind it and not a glorified word-prediction algorithm.

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    1 year ago

    It could also be that the entity behind the page employed a copy editor or proofreader, or simply that the author took the time to proofread their own text. There are still people in the world—some, but not many—who care more about producing something of high quality than about reassuring confused toddlers.

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      Lmao imagine getting referred to a doctor for surgery, you look them up, and their professional webpage is like. “i wen’t 2 harverd”

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      They’re not saying they treat the lack of typos as a bad sign, but rather that they treat typos as a good sign. Those are not the same thing.