Monday, February 28, 2011

Limbs vs. Limps

I know the difference. I swear. I swear on the life of my mother, my father, even on the lives of my two precious, adorable, frickin' awesome guinea pigs.

Well then, Arreana, why is it that whenever someone's limbs go limp, you write 'limps go limb'?
I don't know.

If someone is 'limping' I'll invariably type 'limbing'
If someone has 'limbs' I'll say that they have 'limps'

I've convinced myself, in a fit of self-loathing over the limp-limb phenomenon, that everyone has at least one chronic typo they can't overcome. Right? I mean, surely I can't be the only one with a problem.

Also... 'withouth'. Why the 'h'? Why, fingers, do you feel the compulsive need to press that button? Let's see if I can type this sentence withouth -- BAH!

Dear readers, don't obsesses over these things or you'll end up as neurotic and as me.

Dear Arreana, never publish a novel withouth first making sure that limps aren't limbs and limping is limbing - no! Limping not limbing.

...And I just saw that second 'withouth' typo. You know what? I'm going to leave it there as a testament to my ongoing struggle.

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