Off topic: my nomination for typo of the day Thread poster: writeaway
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on a job posting:
Job: A whole book (70k words) as voluntary work-Beastfeeding
(ps-in the body of the text, it's clear it's breastfeeding).
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PCovs
Denmark
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| Oh, I like that one! | Jul 29, 2005 |
Very funny typo!
Unfortunately, I tend to forget the typos I make or see quite fast, so I don't really have any inputs, except perhaps this one:
My name is Pia, and on occasion, I accidently sign my name Pis (meaning pee) using the keyboard. This is not very fortunate, but luckily I usually notice it before sending the email.
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Elena Miguel 
Spain
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| My two cents | Jul 29, 2005 |
Two typos I tend to write regularly are "gatos" instead of "gastos" and "putos" instead of "puntos" which leads to nice translations such as "gatos fijos" (fixed cats instead of fixed costs) and "los principales putos" (the three main fags [I'm afraid this may be slightly offensive for some readers] instead of the three main points".
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xxxncfialho
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| Yeah I won...what is my price :) | Jul 29, 2005 |
Oh that what happens when you post jobs while taking care of your 17 month old while he is b(r)e(a)sfeeding:)
Natália
writeaway wrote:
on a job posting:
Job: A whole book (70k words) as voluntary work-Beastfeeding
(ps-in the body of the text, it's clear it's breastfeeding).
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Clarisa Moraña
Argentina
Local time: 04:08
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English to Spanish
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| My typo is... | Jul 30, 2005 |
Well, I have many, but the most usual in Spanish is:
"dolores" (pains) instead of "dólares" (Dollars)
Is it because I believe that money makes me suffer?
Regards,
Clarisa
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Marijke Singer
United Kingdom
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| My regular typo is manger | Jul 30, 2005 |
I regularly type 'manger' instead of 'manager'. I think Freud would have a field day too.
I am so paranoid about it now that I make a point of searching for 'manger' after I finish translating.
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writeaway
French to English
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TOPIC STARTER | That makes two of us | Jul 30, 2005 |
Marijke Singer wrote:
I regularly type 'manger' instead of 'manager'. I think Freud would have a field day too.
I am so paranoid about it now that I make a point of searching for 'manger' after I finish translating.
That's one of my regular ones too. As I said in one of the other forums, my most deadly is the Untied States of America-that's one I definitely have to do a search for.
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writeaway
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TOPIC STARTER | No prize yet-you're only a nominee and there's a lot of competition | Jul 30, 2005 |
Natália Fialho wrote: Oh that what happens when you post jobs while taking care of your 17 month old while he is b(r)e(a)sfeeding:) Natália writeaway wrote:
on a job posting:
Job: A whole book (70k words) as voluntary work-Beastfeeding
(ps-in the body of the text, it's clear it's breastfeeding).
Thinking about it, it may be a typo with a hidden meaning. After all, when the babies we so lovingly breastfed become adoloscents and spend every waking second trying to show us that they are now in charge, beastfeeding may the right term after all. 
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Tony M
France
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| Nice one, W/A! | Aug 2, 2005 |
writeaway wrote:
Job: A whole book (70k words) as voluntary work-Beastfeeding
I love it! And oftne so apposite, too...
When asked once by a very earnest religious street poller "Do you like children?", I equally earnestly replied "Oh yes! --- but well done!" He ran off screaming satanism...
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