Archive for August, 2007

Printer’s Devil

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

The printer’s devil: Typo is his mane
Courtesy Charles Jones
WritersServices.com

By ERIC SHACKLE, in Sydney, Australia

Old-time printers used to recite or sing this heartfelt rhyme:

The typographical error is a slippery thing and sly
You can hunt til you are dizzy, but it somehow will get by.
Til the forms are off the presses, it […]