Thursday, November 6, 2008

Mind Your P's and G's

Headline that says Freguently Asked Questions (with a g instead of a q in Frequently
There's nothing like a big, fat typo in a headline. Mmm-mmm, good. (Although I should report that when I Googled "freguently" I got 14,900 hits. Oh. My. Qod.)

Comparison of g and q in to different fontsPersonally, I blame the one-story g that is commonly used in sans serif typefaces. We wouldn't have this problem if more fonts used the traditional roman two-story g -- it's pretty hard to get that funky shape mixed up with the letter q!

(And what's with the leading question mark at the beginning of the headline? Is it the influence of Spanish?)

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