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In these security conscious times...
Posted: 30 May 2007, 11:54
by smithcorp
...you have to be careful of what you say at the airport. From the Grauniad's site:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/s ... 55,00.html
Posted: 30 May 2007, 12:14
by DanKH
The "Grauniad's" ???
:think: :k:
Sorry couldn't resist....
Nice find, and that is one of the funniest "mis-spells" I've seen for a long time...
Don't get me wrong, I do it lot myself, some a funnier than others...
Posted: 30 May 2007, 12:51
by Nigel H-J
Oooops!!!
Posted: 30 May 2007, 12:57
by Garry Russell
Hi Dan
That may be deliberate as a pop at the Guardian as it has a reputation for making more spelling errors that possibly any other newspaper
Garry
Posted: 30 May 2007, 13:54
by AndyG
Garry Russell wrote:Hi Dan
That may be deliberate as a pop at the Guardian as it has a reputation for making more spelling errors that possibly any other newspaper
Garry
Yep, Garry is spot on. The Manchester Guardian has always had a reputation for typographical errors, hence the well-earned nickname of Grauniad. Other papers have their own nicknames - the Currant Bun, News of the Screws, Racist S***-Stirring Rag etc.
In reality, these days it is probably no better or worse than any other paper; what does set it apart, however, is it's willingness to admit to mistakes and publish regular amendments. :think:
"The nickname The Grauniad for the paper originated with the satirical magazine Private Eye. It came about because of its reputation for frequent and sometimes unintentionally amusing typographical errors, hence the popular myth that the paper once misspelled its own name on the page one masthead as The Gaurdian, though many recall the more inventive The Grauniad. Although such errors are now less frequent than they used to be, owing to the end of hot-metal typesetting, the 'Corrections and clarifications' column can still often provide some amusement. There were even a number of errors in the first issue, perhaps the most notable being a notification that there would soon be some goods sold at atction instead of auction." - Wikipedia
AndyG
Posted: 30 May 2007, 23:53
by smithcorp
DanKH wrote:The "Grauniad's" ???
Deliberate! Private Eye's always referred to the Guardian as the "Grauniad" because of all its spellos.!
Posted: 31 May 2007, 11:06
by DanKH
Posted: 31 May 2007, 11:09
by Garry Russell
Maybe Dan.....but it kept the thread going
Garry
Posted: 31 May 2007, 11:13
by DanKH
... and going....
Posted: 31 May 2007, 11:15
by AndyG
It's wasted on a lot of Brits tbh. :roll:
AndyG
