Typos Are the Latest Status Symbol, but Should You Really Let Those Messy Messages Fly? (opens in new tab)

A quick guide to when you can relax—and when you should proofread like it matters As a longtime copy editor and self-proclaimed “grammar enforcer,” I’ve always believed mistakes mattered. I side-eye every error I spot in books, magazines, Facebook posts and texts—even on restaurant menus. I’ve always thought that clean, correct writing wasn’t negotiable. Now, that expectation seems to be sliding. Messages are faster, looser and a lot messier. Lowercase letters slip in. Autocorrect goes unchec...