ATOMIC TYPO OF THE WEEK - THIS ONE FROM NEWSWEEK, MAY 23 & 30 issue

ATOMIC TYPO OF THE WEEK - THIS ONE FROM NEWSWEEK, MAY 23 & 30 issue

atomic typos are typos that spellcheck cannot find because the words are spelled correctly but they
are in the wrong tense or used incorrecetly

headline of article by  Allison Samuels

I SURVIVED

subhead contains the ''atomic typo'' -  [PLEASE CORRECT ONLINE, ALLISON!]

When Magic Johnson famously announced he has HIV,  it wasn't clear how long he'd live.

see it yet? should be, had, past tense, not has, present tense. Corrected below: 

When Magic Johnson famously announced he HAD HIV,  it wasn't clear how long he'd live.

http://www.newsweek.com/2011/05/15/magic-johnson-20-years-of-living-with-hiv.html

I Survived

When Magic Johnson famously announced he has HIV, it wasn't clear how long he'd live. Twenty years later, he tells of his struggles, fears, and triumphs.