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Just Because You Spellchecked...

Thu., January 27, 2005

Nothing makes the editorial department feel so smug as when we spot errors in the writing of coworkers, particularly if it’s unintentionally funny. (We editors also find alliteration funny on occasion. We don’t get out much.) This afternoon, our office manager sent out an email to all staff, advising us that the Pitney Bowes mail metering machine was inoperable and that no mail would be sent out tonight. In closing, she wrote:

I am sorry for the incontinence.

Ha ha! We gave her a standing ovation and recommendations for absorbent undergarments.

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On January 27, 2005 at 4:59 p.m., Joe wrote:

I feel your coworker's pain. I think there must be a tragic flaw in Spell Check, because I had Spell Check do the same thing to me on something for Andrea. She found it quite hysterical. Not all of us are grammar gurus or phenomenal spellers.

On January 27, 2005 at 6:40 p.m., Andrea wrote:

As a teacher, I can't help noticing such things and I agree with Jason that it can be quite entertaining! You should see the errors my sixth graders make sometimes! Of course, with Joe it is just part of his charm :)