When an educational institution, and a large, public one at that, claims to take pride in something, its constituents must ensure that whatever is being said in a tarpaulin banner, particularly one that its officials will pose with, is truly something to be proud of.
But it was not the case with this large tarpaulin banner, which was used to commemorate Civil Service Month at a particular university. Its officials were happy to strike a pose with this banner, in full Filipiniana regalia. Sad to say, the banner was large enough to show, especially with multiple photos lined side-by-side, this very odd and very embarassing typographical error:
"...takes pride in our HEROUS in Republic..." Well, what kind of a word is HEROUS? It is not the apparent typographical error of the word in this banner that is appalling, but the thought that the staff were incompetent enough to NOT check and re-check such text, to be printed in a BANNER.
Obviously, the text is talking about taking pride "in our HEROES," and had someone been vigilant enough, such embarassment would have been avoided.
So much for editing and revisions.
Labels: funny, spelling, typographic error
Friday, December 04, 2009
Hi…
Thanks for the comments….
Hmmm…. The light…. I never thought that my works seemed so dark. Well, I guess I knew all along. Haha. But I’d like to believe I’ve seen the light. One of the many contradictions that is me.
In fact, my email signature used to say…
Deja que tu luz encienda….. (my Spanish needs work. )
Let your light shine out.
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