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03 December 2008

Got Milk? [More:]I know that pointing out typos doesn't always sit well with everyone, but I read one sentence on this website and there's five obvious errors. Five!

Here is it: "The 2009 Milk Calendar was distributed, free of charge, in 40 daily newapaper across Ontario and 5 daily newspaper in teh Maritimes, on Saturday, November 15, 2009". Yikes.

(By the way, the calendar looks nice. There's ordering instructions for Canadians on that page if anyone is interested.)
Everybody knows that "teh" is now an acceptable, legitimate word.
posted by pieisexactlythree 03 December | 23:31
But it's so courtly, how they say "Obtain the Milk Calendar" instead of something crass like "Get Yer Free Milk Calendar."
posted by Miko 03 December | 23:36
Oops pie, of course you're right. How silly of me. :)

Miko, courtly is a good description. We're pretty prim and proper here in the north (just not very gud spelrs!)
posted by nelvana 03 December | 23:59
I wouldn't be surprised by "Getcher Free Milk Colander" with the presumption that the writer has no idea what a colander is.

Thank goodness public education is fixated on things like self-esteem instead of old fashioned subjects like spelling and math.

I remember reading a college newspaper editorial railing against some woman's behavior, calling her a "pre-madonna". It took professional rescuers to get me breathing again.
posted by trinity8-director 04 December | 13:01
Are you counting the word newapaper as two separate typos? (Just trying to make sure I haven't missed one...) :)

Sounds like the writer isn't a native English speaker!
posted by Melismata 04 December | 13:51
heh ... yes Mel I was counting newapaper as two for the typo and for not being plural. I originally missed those - I think my mind often corrects a lot of the errors so that I read what it should say - so I thought it was just the year and teh. But then I read it again and noticed them too.
posted by nelvana 04 December | 21:01
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