by Anura Guruge
on May 10, 2024
This really is a Freudian Slip as opposed to a typo per se.
McDonald’s is NOT going to be amused — assuming they actually care about what is said in the ‘Daily Mail‘, though we know that folks in the U.S. sure do read it (e.g., Foreman of Trump’s jury).
Amazing that they don’t catch these howlers. A sad sign of the times — the need to continually RUSH story to the media.
I had to share this with YOU. Enjoy.
by Anura Guruge
on August 28, 2023
Yes, the U.K. Daily Mail is even more famous than I for typos — & Typos is MY middle name!
‘Couple’ for ‘could’.
Come on. That is so easy to spot. Yes, it probably was spell-checker. But, somebody should have spotted that within seconds.
Important article. This could be pretty amazing. Hope people get past the typo & read the article.
by Anura Guruge
on March 27, 2023
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This typo has since been FIXED. But, we have the screen grab.
Saw it earlier in the day today & grabbed the screenshot then-&-there. Good job I did. For a RARE change they fixed this typo. Typically most of their typos, & they have many, go uncorrected.
This is BAD on the part of the U.K. ‘Daily Mail’.
I know they kind of like being the Champs of Typos. But, in this instance it is NOT right.
Makes my ‘grouse‘ –> ‘goose’ look insignificant.
A prior ‘Daily Mail‘ typos. Equally classic.
This was ‘Speaking with an Indian ACCIDENT‘ typo from ‘autoevolution‘.
by Anura Guruge
on September 5, 2022
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This TYPO is UNFORTUNATE. It is NOT funny.
This is a SCARY, tragic story. This is a 38-year old mom who was ABDUCTED. Nothing funny. No jokes.
I joke that my middle name is ‘typo‘. But, in the main I work alone. I do not, alas (at least anymore) have a WHOLE organization to check my work.
This is BAD on the part of the U.K. ‘Daily Mail’.
I know they kind of like being the Champs of Typos. But, in this instance it is NOT right.
Makes my ‘grouse‘ –> ‘goose’ look insignificant.
A prior ‘Daily Mail‘ typos. Equally classic.
This was ‘Speaking with an Indian ACCIDENT‘ typo from ‘autoevolution‘.
by Anura Guruge
on August 18, 2022
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Another gem by the U.K. ‘Daily Mail’ — the uncontested champ of typos.
A prior ‘Daily Mail‘ typo. Equally classic.
This was ‘Speaking with an Indian ACCIDENT‘ typo from ‘autoevolution‘.
by Anura Guruge
on September 23, 2021
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The subject matter of the story is rather distasteful. Hence, why I blurred some of it to spare you the distress. NOT A NICE SUBJECT.
But, the typo is a classic & couldn’t be ignored. I had to share.
You get it right?
It certainly isn’t ‘budgeting’!
They were fidgeting for another word. SMILE.
Might have been spellcheck.
Makes my ‘grouse‘ –> ‘goose’ look insignificant.
A prior ‘Daily Mail‘ typo. Equally classic.
This was ‘Speaking with an Indian ACCIDENT‘ typo from ‘autoevolution‘.
by Anura Guruge
on June 9, 2022
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As I have often said in the Preface of many of my books, ‘Typo‘ is my middle name. A book of mine WITHOUT a typo (or two, or three …) will feel unauthentic. It is hard to eradicate all typos from a book.
This typo which I discovered, to my chagrin, yesterday is a classic.
In this case I cannot be sure whether it was truly mine or one of those cute auto-correct ones.
Spruce goose for spruce grouse!
The problem is that ‘Spruce Goose‘ is a well known name — the HUGE, wood-based aircraft built by (my hero) ‘Howard Hughes‘. Alas, I was NOT referring to the aircraft.
Alas, I was referring to the bird, the GROUSE & not a goose in this instance.
The irony is that I, in my inimitable manner, spelt it right & WRONG within the space of 12 lines! Hence, why I am ‘Typo’.
It is OK. I have already updated the print & eBook to correct this. SMILE.
by Anura Guruge
on December 4, 2021
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This was ‘Speaking with an Indian ACCIDENT‘ typo from a Sept. 2021, is still the best.
Cracked me up. Even more so that folks were SHARING it on Facebook without seeing the TYPO or the irony of it all.
Classic. Of course it had to be an auto-correct though how ‘line’ got transposed to ‘nine’ is bit of a mystery.
Enjoy.
by Anura Guruge
on September 23, 2021
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This was ‘Speaking with an Indian ACCIDENT‘ typo from a few days ago.
So, it says: “to defend their coworker, who was left with viruses & scratches …“.
Yes, you could even miss that on a quick read. Plus, the crux of the article was COVID — i.e., a virus. So, it is kind of easy to get lulled into submission.
Yes, OF COURSE, you could catch a virus or two (or even more) in a scuffle such as that.
But, usually we don’t speculate about catching viruses in a brawl UNLESS one of the participants was known to be infected with a virulent viral infection. In such cases the virus carrier could get charged, by the police, with a serious crime to hurt.
In this case, however, it was typo.
You got it right. I am not going to bruise your ego by spelling it out. SMILE.
by Anura Guruge
on September 18, 2021
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Given that I claim that my middle name is ‘typo‘ I am kind of jealous of this. I wish it was my typo. Plus, as those that have had the misfortune to interact with me knows, I do (indeed do) speak with an ‘Indian Accident‘. OK, maybe it is a bastardized Ceylon/Welsh accident, but whatever it is, it is no doubt ‘An Accident’.
Yes. Yes. I am not totally stupid. I appreciate that this was ‘autocorrect’. A good one.
My friend, Frank Barnes, the Master of Autocorrect Typos (like I) will be jealous of this. This would have been so much him. I am sure that he will now spend hours trying to better this.
Typos like this in Big Shot publications amuse & amaze me. Don’t they do any checking or editing. It is OK. Adds to the entertainment.
I conclude this quick post, still ‘speaking with an Indian ACCIDENT‘.