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When A Typo Is More Than A Typo

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August 19, 2009 Posted By: Trevor Wilson Category: Preparation


What a blunder!

Stephen Harper (the Canadian Prime Minister) recently took a trip to Iqaluit for a tour of Canada’s arctic regions. However, the trip has been overshadowed by a major response to a minor error.

The problem started with a news release which was to outline the Prime Minister’s itinerary for his 5-day trip. The problem?

The release repeatedly spelled the capital of Nunavut as Iqualuit – rather than Iqaluit, which means “many fish” in the Inuktitut language.

While the typo may not seem like a major issue, it appears that this particular misspelling has a different, less appropriate meaning:

“It means people with unwiped bums,” said Sandra Inutiq of the office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut.

Yikes! Both a typographical and cultural faux pas!

That, boys and girls, is further proof that you need to proofread anything that you send out to employers.

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