From time to time we get complaints about spelling errors in our personal ads. We know that some of you out there can’t wait for EW to come out in print on Thursdays just so you can break out your red pens and correct typos (FYI, our style guide is a mixture of AP, Chicago and our own in-house style guide, so you AP Stylebook purists are out of luck).

We do our best to put EW out each week error free, however we make an exception when it comes to personal ads. Why? Well, we’ve said it before and we will say it again: If you are going to date someone you meet in a personal ad or have fetishy sex-type activities with said person, then far be it from us to hide the fact that “Mechanic for Fantasies” or “Hot Bi Slut” can’t spell in our Wink and Kink ads, or even our I Saw Yous. For some of us bad spelling in a personal ad is a dealbreaker.

But sure, go ahead, keep cutting out the typos and mailing them to us.

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