Yes, it's true, I have done that, and it's probably not to my credit, because the piece may very well be on point, but I'm so turned of by certain kinds of typos that the writer loses credibility with me, right or wrong. It's a kind of weakness in me.
That "certain kind" of typo to which I refer is one that indicates a contempt for the proper use of the English language, the mentality that it's not important whether or not you write "their" or "there." It's a kind of arrogance that I think I sense (whether or not the arrogance is actually there is a different story!) that turns me off. It's when the writer thumbs his nose at the "niceties" of right spelling and punctuation as if they were beneath them. That drives me NUTS, and I bet it drives you nuts, too! I'm familiar enough with Zeigler to know that he doesn't fall into that category.
Ain't Karma a bitch???
Thank you for all your responses. I have read them carefully.
You state: “I’m familiar enough with Zeigler to know that he doesn’t fall into that category. “
It seems (to me) that if you are familiar with (and like) an author, then their typos are due to ‘unknown reasons’.
If you are not familiar with, or don’t like a particular author, then their typos are due to ‘arrogance’.
Is that not correct?