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William Haskins
07-10-2009, 05:52 PM
okay, a minor typo on "welcomed"...


http://briefingroom.thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/picture-2.png


but they wouldn't get something wrong as important as the website for information relating to the stimulus and economic recovery, right?


http://briefingroom.thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/picture-11.png


oops... okay, fine. but at least they spell the president's name right... right?


http://briefingroom.thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/picture-1.png

goddammit. somebody get these people a proofreader, please...

http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/07/09/more-spelling-errors-plague-obama-releases/
Robert Toy
07-10-2009, 06:48 PM
That's the sihts
cethklein
07-10-2009, 06:51 PM
Hey at least they capitalized everything that was supposed to be capitalized. Give them a break, they were probably in a hurry. There are things to do.





But yeah, seriously, I would expect better from people my tax dollars are funding. But hey, they used a nice simple font. That's got to count for something.........
Williebee
07-10-2009, 06:56 PM
I can proofred. What's it pay?
robeiae
07-10-2009, 06:58 PM
Breaking News:

President Obama appoints Williebee as new "Spellnig Czar."
Robert Toy
07-10-2009, 07:00 PM
Breaking News:

President Obama appoints Williebee as new "Spellnig Czar."
That's TSAR
Gretad08
07-10-2009, 07:46 PM
ha ha ha ha...you guyz is funy
cethklein
07-10-2009, 08:30 PM
Breaking News:

President Obama appoints Williebee as new "Spellnig Czar."

I see what you did thar, you rasist.
dclary
07-10-2009, 10:05 PM
They also spelled "recovery.org" wrong in the subject line.
SHBueche
07-10-2009, 10:28 PM
They also spelled "recovery.org" wrong in the subject line.


Good point, but I noticed they spelled milliion correctly, even if it was capitalized (perhaps to stand out?!).
Jcomp
07-10-2009, 10:40 PM
Jeeeezus.

Reminds me of some old bosses I've worked for.
mscelina
07-10-2009, 10:43 PM
heh. reminds me of the local newspaper.
Fran
07-10-2009, 11:29 PM
Aye kant spel verry wel.

And I'd have to learn American. So I'm out.
rhymegirl
07-11-2009, 12:29 AM
I need a job and I have experience. I'll take it.
Christine N.
07-11-2009, 12:31 AM
Most of these are letter reversals, like it was done in a hurry, rather than someone who just couldn't spell. I agree, proofreading would have been nice, but it's not like they don't now HOW to spell.

And IS the Russian Pres's name incorrect? Is it Dimitry, Dimitri, or Dmitry? I think I've seen it spelled all three ways.
KTC
07-11-2009, 12:32 AM
damn. i can proof like nobody's business. but i can't read.
Fran
07-11-2009, 12:48 AM
Because Russian names are in the Cyrillic alphabet, Dmitry is generally spelled phonetically when translated into English. Unfortunately, 'phonetic' English can give several different versions! I've seen several spellings of it, but never heard if one or the other is correct. :)
Magdalen
07-11-2009, 02:10 AM
Typos offend me, but they help me earn my daily bread. I spend 4 hours a day sifting through a database that has thousands of misspelled names and addresses. Oy.
Gregg
07-11-2009, 02:42 AM
Good point, but I noticed they spelled milliion correctly, even if it was capitalized (perhaps to stand out?!).

I think they meant to write Trillion. They wouldn't mess with anything smaller than that would they?