Does Anyone Proof Read Anymore?

[Caran]

This weekend there was a crossword clue that asked for the name of a tv series.
The ??????? leak. Hosted by Anne Robinson.

There was an advert for ladies trousers that offered the choice of three different
washes when they meant three different leg lengths.
As I said does anyone bother nowadays.

[DTCwordfan]

I do - I do it professionally. My bug-bear is restaurant and pubs getting their menus wrong! The Chinese are notorious for gaffes.

However, my local managed to come up with 'Cornish Cheeses and Cracks' recently - a bum deal perhaps?

[Caran]

I once pointed out a mistake on a board outside a shop. The owner said he had achieved his objective, to get it noticed.

[Peter Pedant]

In plymouth they showed a film called ''The Humaniod"
scary it was

[Peter Pedant]

hey that Anne R programme -

the right answer was - 'The shortest leak' - Caran I am sorry to make fun of these piddling errors

[Caran]

I can take it!

[bookbinder]

I suspect that we are now beginning to see the effects of school teachers telling their pupils that they don't need to learn how to spell - because their spellcheckers will do it for them.

[mandimoo]

I dnot tnick thay do.

[bookbinder]

mandi, you obviously went to a good school! Well, a school of sorts!