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Racist typo costs £12,000

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The recipe was for spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto.


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Spell checkers do not pick up the wrong word if it is spelt correctly, no matter how wrong it is in context. :oops:

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Amnesia10 wrote:
Spell checkers do not pick up the wrong word if it is spelt correctly, no matter how wrong it is in context. :oops:


They did say it was missed by the proof reader. It also reminds me of someone I know writing about their favourite group, Pubic Enemy.

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I have made lots of typos like that. :oops:

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Amnesia10 wrote:
I have made lots of typos like that. :oops:


We were nearly caught out at work before, sending a letter to Aligator Darling - bloody auto-replace on Word!

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My dad printed out some posters for a charity event a few years ago.

"Free T-Sh!ts" were available :?

After the re-print, we found out that free T-Shirts were available.


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phantombudgie wrote:
"Free T-Sh!ts" were available :?


Ouch, coming out sideways. :o

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The Cumberland hotel photographed by millions as the back drop to Marble arch.
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was the slogan that was supposed to have been printed on all the hotels advertising material.

After it had been printed and I hate to think how much it all cost but it was noticed that the slogan actually read.
The Cumberland hotel photographed by millions as the back drop to March arch. :roll:

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