Tags: Typos
Death and Tayes
As Mel and Kim so profoundly put it, "Tay-tay, tay-tay t-t-t-t-t tay-tay." Quite what they meant is anyone's guess but it must have struck a chord with the Sky news vidi printer operator who made this typo. Thanks to @gill_Edwards for ...
The only thing that really worried me was the ether
There's no meal quite as English as afternoon tea. The owner of this establishment clearly thought the traditional tea and cake would be complimented by the addition of Ether.
Who sayse?
Who sayse?, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. I know this is probably just a simple typo but it really tickled me. Thanks must go to Jon (@guidedbyVOIP) who submitted this ...
Cuddly loin costume
Do you ever find yourself writing the wrong word when you overhear an unconnected conversation or find yourself drifting off and daydreaming while writing? Or maybe this girl just has a cuddly loin?
Revel revel, your copy’s a mess.
New reader Luke has dropped us an email. "I've spotted at least three errors on the new share size packets of Revels with the new flavour. I notice a missing period, teeth-grinding misuse of the word 'lose' and the word 'limited' misspelled.Needless to say, an email to Mars' customer service department ...
It’s a poo of two halves
We all love a sniggery typo - especially on the bastion of decency that is the BBC website.GB's own Gez excitedly brought this to my attention (although I would expect that ...
Wet your appetite
malaproprism, originally uploaded by livhouse, the paronomeister™. I can't decide ...
Pubic Relations
Some good advice when writing an online resume: proofread, proofread, proofread. We bring essential business experience from many areas including: advisory, systems, research, ...
The Grerat Typo Inciden
The Grerat Typo Inciden, originally uploaded by Gez D. ...
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