Williams, Joseph M. “The Phenomenology of Error.” College Composition and Communication, Vol. 32, No. 2, May 1981, pp. 152-168. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/356689.

In the article, “The Phenomenology of Error,” Joseph M. Williams suggests that “the categories of error all seem like they should be yes-no, but the feelings associated with the categories seems much more complex” (155). Williams supports this suggestion through various anecdotes and observations of error, as well as by referencing the writings (and errors) of his peers. His purpose is to showcase the errors of “gate-keepers” in order to present the absurdity of our error obsessed pedagogy. I believe he directed his article at teachers as well as strict grammarians. As a student and a possible future teacher, I found his evidence hilarious and refreshing. I found him very cheeky and I love that he concealed a joke in his essay and asked people to find the intentional errors in his writing.