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We’re all human, and part of being human is making mistakes.
As a writer, I have definitely made my fair share of embarrassing typos. I remember one particular social media post where my mistake made it hilarious, but it was also devastatingly inappropriate and embarrassing, and I had to delete it as soon as my sister pointed it out. It pays to have a copy editor in the family. Some professionals across a variety of industries are not so lucky.
Here are 12 embarrassing examples from the subreddit r/NotMyJob where people either needed a quality assurance reviewer or simply didn’t care enough to double check their work.
1. Thank you for your attention
Maybe if they had spelled it correctly, the package would have been handled with actual care.
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2. World War Eleven
Is it a typo, or is it from an alternate dimension?
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3. Bestsellers for bookies
If anyone is going to catch it and call you out, it’s a keen-eyed reader.
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4. Dollar Tree
To be fair, when you’re working up close, it’s hard to see the forest for the E’s.
5. Five hearts are better than four
That’s actually my lucky card.
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6. Not just the land down under
Is this a joke about how everything is backwards there because they’re upside down?
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7. Someone forgot to replace their placeholder text
(Like I almost did on # 6.)
8. Up or Down?
It’s actually a new motion that tips you forward so you fall on your knees and bow down. Bown.
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9. When Mork from Ork gets involved
I mostly want to know where they lost the E.
And were these discounted? Will they actually detect smoke? Or only smork?
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10. Typos happen when you don’t wear you glasses
Get it? Because they were looking at the front of the glasses?
(I’ll see myself out.)
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11. Open 7 Days a Week
People always forget about that midweek Trewsday that most of us sleep through.
Hmm
byu/just-joe241 inNotMyJob
12. Braille for the sighted
When it comes to accessibility, it’s not the thought that counts.
Elevator sign in the hospital with Braille printed onto the paper….so it’s flat
byu/LoLinHuay inNotMyJob
These all show that editors and QA specialists need a raise, pronto, because without them, there would be a whole lot more.
(I won’t tell you how many typos I found in reviewing this article.)
What’s the most embarrassing typo you’ve ever seen in public? Tell us in the comments.
