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This is the first post I've done so quickly and in fact it's being done while the TV show in question is still on!
I decided to play along online, just for some fun in participating and I decided to read the instructions on how to play as I didn't really know anything about the game. It was during this read through that I noticed the following spelling mistake - which just so happens to be the mistake I hate the most!
The error is in the middle sentence where it says 'You must make your choice before the countdown reaches 0 or you will loose that round.' LOOSE? It's LOSE - please people get this right! Don't even know why this error annoys me the most, maybe because it's such a common error so I see it everywhere.
Welcome to my blog, focusing on the mistakes and downright bad English that can be found in various outlets for the written word. I have decided to record on this blog any errors I come across; whether it be emails, restaurant menus, online articles or in the printed press. I would like to stress now that my English isn't perfect and I don't know all the rules and my intention is not to berate or preach, just to inform. I will also inevitably make spelling errors and typos myself!
Showing posts with label website error. Show all posts
Showing posts with label website error. Show all posts
Saturday, 3 September 2011
Sunday, 1 May 2011
Tesco.com website
This is a spelling error I found recently and I only found it because I also spelt the word incorrectly! lol How ironic :) Anyway I was searching the website to find out the price of the dark chocolate cocoa powder from Cadbury's called Bournville cocoa powder. Now I just typed it in how I thought it was spelt, which was Bourneville and Tesco gave me approximately 4 products based on that spelling.
However, one thing I noticed which the copy writer failed to (despite having the picture next to them) is that the word is spelt (obviously correctly lol) on the product image - so how can you get it wrong when it's there looking at you? I always find this happens with my name in work - people will email me and spell my name incorrectly and sometimes even call me something completely different, despite the fact that my name will have popped up in Outlook, I also have my name in my business signature - just pay attention people! Anyway sorry, I digress...photo below:
However, one thing I noticed which the copy writer failed to (despite having the picture next to them) is that the word is spelt (obviously correctly lol) on the product image - so how can you get it wrong when it's there looking at you? I always find this happens with my name in work - people will email me and spell my name incorrectly and sometimes even call me something completely different, despite the fact that my name will have popped up in Outlook, I also have my name in my business signature - just pay attention people! Anyway sorry, I digress...photo below:
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Krispy Kreme Website
The American doughnut shop, Krispy Kreme has recently opened a store in Liverpool One, prompting an opening day visit from Carol and myself. Now normally I'm not a big lover of doughnuts - except jam doughnuts which are yummy and covered in sugar - but the smell of warm doughnuts really makes me feel quite ill and to imagine eating one is even worse. Luckily, the Krispy Kreme doughnuts are cold and come in many different flavours such as cookies and kreme (intentional incorrect spelling), lemon meringue pie and strawberries and kreme.
As I had never visited a Krispy Kreme before, I decided to have a look on the website before going along, to see what I might fancy buying (I didn't want to be that person at the front of the queue, unable to decide what they want and annoying everyone around them). As I did this however, I came across a word spelled incorrectly.
Apologies for the poor image, it's the best I can do - although you can visit here to see it properly, just scroll down to the bottom of the page. As you will see, the word 'rasberry' has been spelled incorrectly and should read 'raspberry'. Now I do feel raspberry is one of those tricky words with a useless letter put in the middle of the word, I'm sure with the express purpose of making spelling difficult for people - can anyone tell me what the point of it is? Either way, no matter which side of the argument you're on, the spelling is currently 'raspberry' thereby, unfortunately, making this an error on the Krispy Kreme website.
On the plus side, I did like their doughnuts!
As I had never visited a Krispy Kreme before, I decided to have a look on the website before going along, to see what I might fancy buying (I didn't want to be that person at the front of the queue, unable to decide what they want and annoying everyone around them). As I did this however, I came across a word spelled incorrectly.
Apologies for the poor image, it's the best I can do - although you can visit here to see it properly, just scroll down to the bottom of the page. As you will see, the word 'rasberry' has been spelled incorrectly and should read 'raspberry'. Now I do feel raspberry is one of those tricky words with a useless letter put in the middle of the word, I'm sure with the express purpose of making spelling difficult for people - can anyone tell me what the point of it is? Either way, no matter which side of the argument you're on, the spelling is currently 'raspberry' thereby, unfortunately, making this an error on the Krispy Kreme website.
On the plus side, I did like their doughnuts!
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