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Read any newspaper, magazine, or blog that is meant to be taken seriously and you will probably run into one: an unsightly spelling error. It happens all the time, perhaps too often. Why is it that these publications, some of which are circulated to millions, can be so careless when rooting out the simplest of writing errors? Has anyone ever heard of spell check?

These errors only reinforce the importance of a very basic element of writing: editing. We learn from when we are young that we must edit our writing to root out problems that range from simple spelling errors to complicated flaws in logic. When editing is overlooked, or not done correctly, a whole piece of writing can be weakened by one simple mistake.

So why is it that those people who are paid to bring articles to massive audiences fail to root out the simplest errors? The answers can be numerous, and yet none can ever justify the carelessness of their mistakes. Everyday people get paid to bring us the latest news, entertainment, sports, and articles of everything else in between, all filled with the occasional "liek" instead of "like" or "diasster" instead of "disaster."

If there is anything we can learn from them, it is this: don’t forget your editing kids.