Stuck in a Dern and pulled out a Dem

       I've commented on how "r"next to "n" in certain fonts can turn into "m" before your eyes.  So Laura Dern the actress becomes Laura "Dem."  And with some degree of probability, I'd say she is, but still you'd like a name to register as it is, without distortion.

       Today Yahoo's "Top News" on its Homepage included this item as I read it:

  
          "Tomatoes hit Oklahoma, Arkansas, 1 dead . . ."


Once you see the "r" and "n" merged into "m," it's easy for proofreader's error to scoot you right by the "d,"  having already seen it as a "t."