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Mason Phillips photo

In spite of what some readers may think, we journalists place a high premium on accuracy.

And as anyone ever involved in any publication knows, “typos” are all-too easy to make and are not the sole property of folks having “senior moments.”

So when the journalist spots a really terrible typo out there in the real world, there’s a rush of guilty pleasure.

Here’s a doozy.

Sharp-eyed UNC-CH copyediting student Mason Phillips spotted what he called a “blatant misspelling” on the back of a Carrboro street sign. Sending the photo to his copyediting professor, Bill Cloud, Phillips wondered if his picture would net him some extra credit.

We’re not sure what Prof. Cloud decided, but we’ll give Phillips a shout-out here and now. Good catch, Mason!

– Jock Lauterer, Commons Adviser