Worst typo / spelling mistake you've ever made or seen?

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Redundant Gigolo

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Jan 19, 2016

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• May 20, 2016

• #1

Today I was lucky enough to have a whatsapp chat with a lady I've been hoping to meet.

She likes dogs.

I meant to reply that there's never been a dog I don't like.

In my rush to respond I accidentally put a w rather than a d in dog.

She's blocked me. Understandably I suppose.

Do any other NSCers have stories of unfortunate, rushed typing that has had disappointing consequences?

 

Hamilton

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Jul 7, 2003

12,452

Brighton

• May 20, 2016

• #2

This is why you are redundant?


Sent from my iPhone in a non-Calde world :-(

 

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Redundant Gigolo

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Jan 19, 2016

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• May 20, 2016

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• #3

Correct. That and I'm a shit shag

 

Gullflyinghigh

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Apr 23, 2012

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• May 20, 2016

• #4

Redundant Gigolo said:

Correct. That and I'm a shit shag

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But your honesty is thoroughly commendable.

 

Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle

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Oct 8, 2003

49,868

Faversham

• May 20, 2016

• #5

'Asthma is characterised by coughing and whizzing'.

Undergraduate exam essay. Class!

 

Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP

Jul 5, 2003

61,747

Location Location

• May 20, 2016

• #6

Signed off an email with "Best retards" once.

Oops.

 

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Big_Unit

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Sep 5, 2011

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Hove

• May 20, 2016

• #7

Redundant Gigolo said:

Today I was lucky enough to have a whatsapp chat with a lady I've been hoping to meet.

She likes dogs.

I meant to reply that there's never been a dog I don't like.

In my rush to respond I accidentally put a w rather than a d in dog.

She's blocked me. Understandably I suppose.

Do any other NSCers have stories of unfortunate, rushed typing that has had disappointing consequences?

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I once suggested in an email to a client that we might be able to offer them a discoc*nt.

 

happygull

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Dec 28, 2011

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• May 20, 2016

• #8

One of my staff had to write a guard report , freehand of course .... now this guy is a university graduate and in the report he had to write the word neighbour , now i could get it if he wrote neighbor (american way) ..... but he actually spelt it neybor

 

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warmleyseagull

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Apr 17, 2011

4,212

Beaminster, Dorset

• May 20, 2016

• #9

As you can see I am an expat living in Bristol. You may get from the odd overly done by actor accent that some people in these parts have a, shall we say, somewhat agricultural accent. Diminishing but still there. Apart from the rounded vowels, there is a tendency to use singular rather than plural.

You might also recall the quaint machines called dictaphones. I am told nether regions of the NHS still use them. They were common in the dark ages of 1980s and 1990s.

I worked for a company called Bakers Dolphin (don't even try it's too difficult) based in Weston super Mud and one day our MD received a lovely letter of praise from a satisfied local business man who ended the letter (as written presumably by his secretary):

"I have tawld all my friends they should use Baker Dawlfin."

 

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The-Libertine

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May 2, 2006

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• May 20, 2016

• #10

A trader selling computer accessories in the Cascades Centre in Portsmouth had a sign that read:

Mouse Matt's

 

Frutos

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May 3, 2006

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Northumberland

• May 20, 2016

• #11

A member of my family who is involved with a fundraising group once sent out a document to various people and groups (including the Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff) with a list of the dates and events at which the group would be present.

Said document should have been entitled 'List Of Public Events', but unfortunately the missing 'l' in the third word was not spotted until after sending.

 

Gazwag

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Mar 4, 2004

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Bexhill-on-Sea

• May 20, 2016

• #12

Accountants have to be careful sending an email to a client about their ac*****

 

Stinky Pete

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Aug 31, 2009

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London

• May 20, 2016

• #13

This one is pretty pretty pretty good

 

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Hampster Gull

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Dec 22, 2010

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• May 20, 2016

• #14

A riushed text message to my female boss swiched to "i love you" but i managed to catch just before send

 

Worthingite

Sexy Pete... :D

Sep 16, 2011

4,959

Worthing

• May 20, 2016

• #15

once went to text my ex mrs that the "F**king cat's got a strop on". Only, instead of strop, I put Strap. Very embarrassing, as she was doing a presentation on her ipad and a projector at the time.

 

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TheJasperCo

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Jan 20, 2012

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Exeter

• May 20, 2016

• #16

With each of these, I'm looking down at my keyboard to see if you can be forgiven for accidentally cocking up, of if the errors are intentional

 

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scotjem

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Oct 25, 2003

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Glasgow

• May 20, 2016

• #17

Can we include misuse of English in this thread?
I've just had to mark an essay by a foreign student about construction projects. I'm still working out how to tell him that you have to be very careful how you use the word erection.

 

The Rattler

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Jun 30, 2010

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Dullsville, Herts

• May 20, 2016

• #18

Only this morning I tried to send a text to my partner saying "I love you", but I accidentally typed "You've ruined my life, you bitch"

 

pasty

A different kind of pasty

Jul 5, 2003

30,259

West, West, West Sussex

• May 20, 2016

• #19

A while ago coming home from London on a Friday night, I thought I would do something nice for Mrs P, so sent her a text saying "Shall I pick up a take away and a bottle of wind"

 

Taybha

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Oct 8, 2008

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Uwantsumorwat

• May 20, 2016

• #20

This thread will confuse the shyte out of the spellchecker brigade , so well done .