Mountian (for Mountain)
The Colorado Department of Transportation should check out Typo of the Day for Librarians at http://librarytypos.blogspot.com/. Recently Colorado's Exit 256 received a new green sign notifying motorists of the upcoming exit in the westbound lanes: Lookout Mountian. Motorists notified the highway department right away, and a plate was put over the typo "mountian" until it can be corrected. "Mountian" was listed as a typo of the day in January 2007. I'm as vigilant as possible for my own catalog, but a quick peek found one more "mountian" in my catalog. Unfortunately, once a typo is cleaned up a constant check is needed to keep from adding the typo again with new cataloging.
The picture of "Lookout Mountian" was provided by Jeffrey Beall.
Wendee Eyler
The picture of "Lookout Mountian" was provided by Jeffrey Beall.
Wendee Eyler
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