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Typos: Performance vs. Competence
June 23, 2012 8:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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Can you get away with calling a misspelled word a typo if you didn't know how to spell it in the first place? One variety of mistake is called a performance error, where the goof is somehow related to the machine or keyboard. A competence error occurs when someone doesn't know the difference between your and you're in the first place. This is part of a complete episode.
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