On: Winner of The Attention Contest

[JoeAltmaier]

I mistyped a single letter in an email and offended a coworker for life. He was on the road; I was in the office. I argued persuasively about a difference in design, ending with "When you get it, we can talk some more". I had intended to say "When you get in, we can talk some more".

[solutionyogi → JoeAltmaier]

I had to read that sentence twice to find out the mistyped single letter but oh boy, that single letter changed the tone in its entirely.

[arantius → JoeAltmaier]

I don't know what point you're trying to make, and I don't have a snappy anecdote to back it up. But I know I've observed similar (and similarly unnoticed) slips of pronunciation. It's not like the spoken word is infallible.

[apphacker → JoeAltmaier]

Can't you just tell him that it was a typo?

[JoeAltmaier → apphacker]

Found out far too late. By that time it would seem like a lame excuse. Live and learn.

[jemfinch → JoeAltmaier]

Sounds like it was your coworker's communication skills that were lacking, not yours.