Another stupid spelling mistake

[StevieG]

" I don't think it's a simple as that though, I'm sure the bloke who did that notice in your OP doesn't genuinely think there are three Rs in February. .... "

If I'm seeing it correctly, It's only two Rs ("Februray") ....

" .... There's a difference between knowing how to do (or spell) something, and actually doing it - hence the expression 'typo' for an unintended slip of the keys. As I said, it's often down to modern ways of working - what's seen on the screen is often what one *expects* to see, not always what's actually there. "

Indeed, it's a simple transposition of the A and the second R, very easy during rapid keyboard work, but it would've been hoped that some kind of 'smellchuck' ( ) would have flagged it up or auto-corrected it.

[Brown Jack]

It is just a pity that all of you has nothing better to comment about

[StevieG]

" I do find the standard of English in railway announcements appalling, but then I'm and old codger irritated by "Yoofspeak" (every 5th word is 'like', then there's a lot of 'kinda' and so on) and "should of" and 'incidences' and 'stadiums' (which 'The Media Show' on BBC R4 has used - so why isn't it 'The Mediums show'?). And so on... ..... "

Indeed, "1H was 2E", I (a Euston station announcer, 1972-4) agree.
Now even some favourite old sayings are getting twisted by the ignorant : Anyone been lately to be judged to be an 'escape goat' (scapegoat), or a 'bowl in a china shop' (bull in a,... etc.) ? [Thanks, Dave Gorman, for highlighting those.]
Picked up on any good TV quiz or comedy show 'catphrases' recently (catchphrase) ?
Or made any 'mute points' (moot point), or done anything 'on the spurt of the moment' (spur ...), or become 'boggled down' (bogged down) ? (see http://chronicle.com/article/Like-a-Bow ... hop/46736/ for more).
Even occasional pronunciation by some BeebBeebCeeb news presenters is going a bit off course : "Tyew stretches of the M25 are closed at the mayment" (two, and moment), but there's a good service on all lines of the 'cheeb' (tube).

[Mr Bunt]

Now even some favourite old sayings are getting twisted by the ignorant

For more of these kind of malapropisms take a look at “Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare” by Jeremy Butterfield (OUP, 2010).

[D2100]

[If I'm seeing it correctly, It's only two Rs ("Februray") ....
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Whatever ...

[StevieG]

[If I'm seeing it correctly, It's only two Rs ("Februray") ....
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Whatever ...

Oh well ... (keep smiling)

... I think Brown Jack has a point.

[Mr Bunt]

I wonder if the person responsible for Greater Anglia's engineering poster and London Overground's platform end signs has ever done any work for Pendle Housing? It looks as though they might!

To be fair though, it's the kind of mistake a spoil chucker wouldn't pick up.

[1H was 2E]

Is Pendle the one in Lancashire? Where the witches came from? Mmmm...

[Kestrel]

I wonder if they can exorcise my Border Collie. She can be a bit of a devil at times.

[manna]

G'day Gents

I hope we don't hear cries of 'Burn the Bitch'...................... is 'Maggie' back in town

manna

[52D]

Regarding the original typo that spawned this thread would the consumption of Oysters be approved in the month mentioned?

[richard]

In contrast, the exorcising of cats is usually considered a public service...

[Autocar Publicity]

Might I add some useful advice to Richard's post? Should you plan to do this, as with the method for curing fits in cats, it's best to do it outside ...