Where have all the editors gone?

I don't think a day goes by now where I don't see a glaring typo in a book, magazine, major website, e-mail newsletter, etc. Many days I see more than one. It could be that it's because the sheer volume of stuff being printed everyday every day has skyrocketed. (Thanks for the guest proofread, Editor at Large!) Maybe it's just impossible for organizations to churn out this much content and actually send it through an editorial (or at least proofreading!) pass first. Whatever the excuse they might offer, it's inadequate. I love words and language and it sucks to see the attention paid to its proper use going down the toilet on such a massive scale.

[Note that Love is spelled properly (with an s) in the body of the e-mail, but not in the e-mail subject line—the most important part of an e-mail. Especially an e-mail trying to grab attention and sell something.]

Comments

[Editor at Large]

Hey Steve, we're right here! And we're with you: proofreading has, unfortunately, gone the way of the dodo bird. As volume and speed ramp up, quality ramps down. Nobody else seems to mind the trend, but we're just old-school enough to lament it. After all, if spelling and grammar aren't important, how important is the message?

P.S. "Everyday" is an adjective.