Difference between revisions of "Typo"

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(For other misspellings, see Typo.)

A typing error in which one or more letters are missing or switched.

Such errors have sometimes generated new fanspeak terms and nicknames, such as filk, poctsarcd, Smtih and Frqnk.

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959
Typographical Error Typographical error. A savage and untamable beast, the bane of publishers. Obliterine heals any wound made by a typo, as Jophan found on his pilgrimage to The Enchanted Duplicator, and this useful fluid should always be kept handy when indulging in crifanac.

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-(Did you mean the [[Typo (Moorcock)|Moorcock fanzine]], the [[Typo (Macdonald)|Macdonald fanzine]] or a [[cat]]?)
+''(For other misspellings, see [[Typo (Disambiguation)]].)''
-A typing error in which one of more letters are missing or switched.
+A typing error in which one or more letters are missing or switched.
+Such errors have sometimes generated new [[fanspeak]] terms and [[nicknames]], such as [[filk]], [[poctsarcd]], [[Smtih]] and [[Frqnk]].
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-  '''Typographical Error'''
+  '''Typographical Error''' Typographical error. A savage and untamable beast, the bane of [[publishers]]. [[Obliterine]] heals any wound made by a typo, as [[Jophan]] found on his pilgrimage to [[The Enchanted Duplicator]], and this useful fluid should always be kept handy when indulging in [[crifanac (fanspeak)|crifanac]].
-Typographical error. A savage and untamable beast, the bane of publishers. [[Obliterine]] heals any wound made by a typo, as [[Jophan]] found on his pilgrimage to [[The Enchanted Duplicator]], and this useful fluid should always be kept handy when indulging in [[crifanac (fanspeak)|crifanac]].
 }}
+See also: [[Typer]], [[Creatures of Fandom]].
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+[[Category:TED]]
+[[Category:fanspeak]]