Overlooked Ten places errors are commmonly overlooked Skepticism is a healthy trait in good proofreaders and quality control specialists, who never believe anything they read unless they verify it. In headlines The eye tends to race through headlines, seeing a key word or words only, then jumping to the text. Trouble is, it's just as easy to type an error in a heading as in text. Great, but be careful that your eye doesn't skip to that typo and miss a more subtle error preceding it.
Errors tend to come in clusters.
Generally, an error. Too many people assume that the spelling is correct without verifying it. Ignore them at your peril. In numbered or alphabetical lists Any proclamation of order deserves verification. If an introduction promises 10 steps, count them.