Spelling mistakes - F7 doesn't always help

richierich · 4th July 2007, 09:09

Having read Medicsources link to the NTL rant letter, I thought I would share this gem with you, just goes to show its better to have someone read the letter before you post it rather than rely on the spell check.

This is from a hotel inviting my boss to an open day for their conferencing services, I have only included an excerpt, I would not want to incriminate anyone.

Holiday Inn.jpg

Pottsy · 4th July 2007, 09:16

RR, it's good to make these things pubic.

Kremmen · 4th July 2007, 09:17

That's a bit below the belt

dondon · 4th July 2007, 13:44

Not exactly a spelling mistake, but a mistranslation. Quoted by Gerard Hoffnung and possibly apocryphal:

Our hotel has a French Widow in every bedroom, affording delightful prospects. (Ooh Err, Missus)

Other failed attempts at English:

In an Indian barbers - "Gentlemen's throats cut".

In an Indian dress shop - "Ladies may have fits upstairs".

On the instructions with an external hard disk drive "Do not be falling to floor or you will be damaging your mechanism".

WoolyCiv · 4th July 2007, 22:40

The hotel might have been in Amsterdam

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richierich Smell My Cheese! Rocketship door handle Join Date: 17th May 2006 Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire Posts: 1,847 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Spelling mistakes - F7 doesn't always help Having read Medicsources link to the NTL rant letter, I thought I would share this gem with you, just goes to show its better to have someone read the letter before you post it rather than rely on the spell check. This is from a hotel inviting my boss to an open day for their conferencing services, I have only included an excerpt, I would not want to incriminate anyone. Holiday Inn.jpg

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dondon Wheelnut Join Date: 18th February 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 96 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Not exactly a spelling mistake, but a mistranslation. Quoted by Gerard Hoffnung and possibly apocryphal: Our hotel has a French Widow in every bedroom, affording delightful prospects. (Ooh Err, Missus) Other failed attempts at English: In an Indian barbers - "Gentlemen's throats cut". In an Indian dress shop - "Ladies may have fits upstairs". On the instructions with an external hard disk drive "Do not be falling to floor or you will be damaging your mechanism".

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