A typo here and there is totally forgivable. We are humans who send out human written newsletters, blog posts and social media updates. BUT too many and we’ll start to look sloppy and unprofessional. Nopody’s berfect *but* we can get close!
Here are some quick ways to edit the typos away.
- Close your doc and put it away in a drawer (or in it’s folder) for at least a day. There’s
nothing like fresh eyes to make the invisible glaringly obvious. - Read it backwards. It’s a great way to spot that most evil, stealthy typo, the the repeated word.
- Have someone else read it. You’re blind to your own errors; a friend can see better.
- Read it out loud. Instead of having your brain fill in the correct word and grammar, reading it out loud will force your eyes, brain and mouth to see what is before you.
- Don’t be too proud to turn on your grammar check! Spell check helps me every single day of my life in texts and Whatsapp messages. These tools exist for us- let’s use them!
