(Ufpi 2003)TEXT INoble Laureate I. B. Singer: The

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'Noble' Laureate I. B. Singer: The Ultimate Typo

The word typo is short for "typographical error." It refers to a small mistake at the keyboard, such as typing "teh" instead of "the." But as all students know, these "small" mistakes can be a serious problem for someone seeking a good grade on a term paper.

In the world of business and    I   , a typo can mean the    II    of large amounts of    III   . In this article a typo    IV    emotional significance for people, for    V    was carved into the gravestone of a famous    VI   , Isaac Bashevis Singer. He won the Nobel Prize    VII    literature in 1978, and like    VIII    ⁴winners of this prestigious award,    IX    was called a Nobel laureate." A    X    spelled Nobel on the gravestone ___XI    the adjective Noble. Since    XII    words describe ³Singer, the    XIII    looks like a pun, a joke    XIV    on two different meanings of a    XV    . A pun on a gravestone seems in terribly bad taste. The mistake resulted in problems for Singer's family and an irritation for ²all ¹who admire Singer's books and respect his memory.

Singer (1904-1991) was born in Poland and immigrated to the United States in 1935. He wrote almost entirely in Yiddish, the language of Jewish people in Eastern Europe. ⁵His writings were mainly about the life of people in the small Jewish towns in Eastern Europe, called ⁶shtetl, and Polish immigrant life in the United States. His work combines realism and the mysticism of Jewish folklore in a unique way.

 

Adaptado de: HUGHES, R. On the record: mastering reading and language skills with the newspaper. USA: National Textbook Company, 1999, p. 62.

 

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