Typos, Bad Grammar and Other Such Horrors

By day, my profession is that of a software quality assurance analyst. To non-techie folks this likely sounds way fancier than what it really is. In plain English, I test websites and software programs. Part of my job also involves proof reading the copy on said websites and programs. Yes, I actually get paid for this.

So you can imagine my chagrin, neigh, my sheer horror, when I publish mistakes on my own website! I do my best to proof read each post before publishing it, but inevitably I will miss a typo here and there and before I know it, voila, it's out there, flapping in the wind, for all the world to see. It's not pretty. These things never are.

We won't even start on my grammar. I use far too many commas, inserting them willy-nilly throughout the posts, much like a slight pause in a conversation. My liberal spattering of bold and italicized text is borderline abusive. Run on sentences? Brutal. Oh, wait! We weren't going to do this. Let's move on, shall we?

Now normal folks, like you, (I told you it was bad!) reading this are probably wondering, "Why in tarnation is this woman going on about her typos and laughable grammar?!"

I'm getting to that. Patience, grasshopper.

Today at the office, I was telling someone about the giveaway I'm having this week right here on this blog. Wanted to give my new co-worker a chance to win some yummy java. Ok, fine. Maybe it was a bit of shameless self promotion and even a teeny bit of brown-nosing, but hey, what's wrong with trying to play nice with the co-workers?! Hmph. I make no apologies for my actions. Deal with it.

My point is, said co-worker was quick to point out a big, fat typo on a previous post. Ugh.
I think he forgot that I'm the QA person, and he's the developer. Which means? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Yep. I'll be the one testing his code. MWAHAHAHA ! (I know. Not a word. But it really should be, 'mmmmkay?)

Here's to typos, bad grammar, and other such horrors!

UPDATE: Shortly after posting this, a friend on Facebook kindly pointed out that I'd misspelled "grammar" all over this post! (Hanging my head in shame.)
I have since corrected this nasty snafu. Thank you for playing my game.

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