The great typo hunt : two friends changing the world, one correction at a time / Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson.
An account of the authors' haphazard cross-country effort to correct spelling and punctuation errors displayed on public signs relates how they discovered underlying truths about America's educational history and racial heritage.
Record details
- ISBN: 0307591077
- ISBN: 9780307591074
- Physical Description: x, 269 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- How to change the world : June 8-10, 2007 (Hanover, NH) -- Allies : June 2007-February 2008 (Somerville, MA) -- First hunt : February 23-March 4, 2008 (Somerville and Boston, MA) -- Benjamin joins the party : March 9, 2008 (Rockville, MD) -- Maladies : March 11-12, 2008 (Kill Devil Hills, NC, to Myrtle Beach, SC) -- Beneath the surface : March 15-16, 2008 (Atlanta, GA) -- Fear and retail : March 17-18, 2008 (Mobile, AL, to New Orleans, LA) -- Davy Jones isn't a Biblical figure : March 20, 2008 (Lafayette, LA, to Galveston, TX) -- Typos aren't charming : March 26-27, 2008 (Santa Fe, NM, to Flagstaff, AZ) -- Over the edge : March 28, 2008 (Grand Canyon, AZ) -- Pressed : April 2-10, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA, to San Francisco, CA) -- You got a friend : April 12-17, 2008 (San Francisco, CA, to Vancouver, BC) -- Run-time errors : April 22-25, 2008 (Cataldo, ID, to Rapid City, SD) -- The epic chapter wherein heroes battle and the scenery flashes past : April 27-May 1, 2008 (Minneapolis, MN; Madison, WI; Chicago, IL; Bloomington, IN; Cincinnati, OH; Newport, KY) -- Why Hudson can't read : May 2-6, 2008 (Athens, OH, to Cleveland, OH) -- How do you deal? : May 11-16, 2008 (Albany, NY, to Manchester, NH) -- The welcome-back committee : May 17-22, 2008 (Somerville, MA) -- Court of opinion : August 10-12, 2008 and the days that followed (Dallas-Fort Worth, TX; Phoenix and Flagstaff, AZ) -- A place for starting things : September 13-15, 2009 (divers locations in and offshore from the Boston, MA, area) -- Appendix. A field guide to typo avoidance.
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National characteristics, American.
Punctuation > Social aspects > United States.
Signs and signboards.
Signs and signboards > United States.
Signs and signboards > United States > Editing.
Spelling errors > Social aspects > United States.
Written communication > United States.
United States > Description and travel.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 302.224 DEC (Text) | 37810434828074 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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