NationStates Jolt Archive


Canadians Spelt Real good

Harlesburg
30-07-2006, 08:22
A company that sells software to correct irritating Internet spelling mistakes has reissued its latest news release to correct a minor snafu.

TextTrust, which says it focuses on "eliminating the negative text impressions on Web sites," re-released a Tuesday news release to correct a mistake that listed the most common spelling errors on "the 16 million we (sic) pages it has spell checked over the past year."

It said commonly misspelled words included independent, accommodation and definitely, which were spelled independant, accomodation and definately.

"It's very embarrassing," said Pat Brink, PR consultant for the Toronto-based company. "I made the mistake, not TextTrust - they do a much better job, It's certainly egg on the face of this public relations person."

The release quoted TextTrust as saying that it used both human editors and special spell-checking software to scour Web sites for spelling mistakes. "TextTrust wants to make sure that organizations never again receive the 'I found a spelling error on your web site' e-mail," it said.
Well well well.
Kind of funny.
Almost...
Your thoughts?
Seen any poor spelling in official documents or something?
Jeruselem
30-07-2006, 08:40
Tsk Tsk, the PR person is not using the software being sold :p
Harlesburg
30-07-2006, 08:44
I'd find it funnier/hilarious if they did it again in their corrective press release.
Kanabia
30-07-2006, 08:46
I'd find it funnier/hilarious if they did it again in their corrective press release.

Their corective press releese. :p
Harlesburg
30-07-2006, 08:50
Their corective press releese. :p
Indeed.:D
I should have made that the Topic name.

Kandaians Isseu Corective Press Releese

All i did was use poor sentence structure.
Jeruselem
30-07-2006, 08:57
Theu shoud demmand the bestest spelting from there PR peeple. :)
Harlesburg
30-07-2006, 09:12
Proof!
http://xtramsn.co.nz/technology/0,,13441-6097336,00.html
CanuckHeaven
30-07-2006, 09:15
Indeed.:D
I should have made that the Topic name.

Kandaians Isseu Corective Press Releese

All i did was use poor sentence structure.
You are quite the comedienne. :p
BAAWAKnights
30-07-2006, 12:50
Tsk Tsk, the PR person is not using the software being sold :p
Wouldn't matter. "We" wasn't spelled incorrectly. A spellchecker doesn't check grammar.
New Xero Seven
30-07-2006, 12:58
Meh, never trust spellcheckers... check the spelling yourself you lazy oafs! :eek:
Not bad
30-07-2006, 14:53
Their corective press releese. :p

Coercive press releash?
Not bad
30-07-2006, 14:56
Meh, never trust spellcheckers... check the spelling yourself you lazy oafs! :eek:

Tats teh rideckulouse. Meh. Eaf wee cud teh speel we wudt'n ned teh speelchuccker wud wee?
Harlesburg
31-07-2006, 10:26
bomp
Swilatia
31-07-2006, 11:47
Tats teh rideckulouse. Meh. Eaf wee cud teh speel we wudt'n ned teh speelchuccker wud wee?
english plz.