typos, noticing or not

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Feb 15, 2008, at 9:23 AM, Joel Berson wrote:

> Who  noticed the "typo" in my sentence?  (At the end below.)  Who did
> not?  How many in each group?  Why?
>
> At 2/14/2008 12:10 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:

>> Do you also have five alternative analyses of the casts of those who
>> read the typo and don't notice it (understanding the message as
>> intended)?

i noticed it, but assumed it was a deliberate plant, a little joke.

but then i'm currently highly typo-sensitive.

arnold

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