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NutLoose 19th Sep 2018 15:50

One for the sites Spelling Police
 
Ahhh good old quality contol

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45572275

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....b686b3f8a4.jpg

And yes, contol was intentional.

Some of the comments read well, "no one gives an F anymore" :)

MichaelKPIT 19th Sep 2018 15:55

D'you mean "site's" and not "sites?" :ok:

212man 19th Sep 2018 16:08


Originally Posted by MichaelKPIT (Post 10252930)
D'you mean "site's" and not "sites?" :ok:

Beat me to it!

Davidsoffice 19th Sep 2018 16:10

Navigational query.....

Where's the f in Pacific?

Hong Kong Dave 19th Sep 2018 16:14

All that cost-cutting catches up with you in the end.

gearlever 19th Sep 2018 16:25

Airplane too short?

NutLoose 19th Sep 2018 16:41

I never put apostrophes in thread titles as some site's do not allow them, so I sadly tend apply the rule carte blanche. I could have said it was another go at the spelling police, but it isn't.

jolihokistix 19th Sep 2018 16:43

Reminds me of the web address for britis hairways.

JW411 19th Sep 2018 16:51

You mean "some sites" (as in the plural) do not allow them?

MichaelKPIT 19th Sep 2018 17:10


Originally Posted by JW411 (Post 10252984)
You mean "some sites" (as in the plural) do not allow them?

Aaaand you beat me! ;-)

AviatorDave 19th Sep 2018 17:17

Seriously - how could work like this ever leave the paint shop?
I have no clue what technology is used to paint aircraft nowadays, maybe its all done by robots that don‘t check their work and someone made a typo during programming. Or the plane was painted by illiterates.
To me, it seems somewhat too obvious to be a genuine mistake.
Maybe a little marketing gimmick?

boaclhryul 19th Sep 2018 18:10

Simple explanation - someone said to the painter, "F off". And Bob's yer uncle.

spannersatcx 19th Sep 2018 18:25

The problem started earlier I think, the gap between the Y and P is too large!
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....31a281ce04.jpg

wideman 19th Sep 2018 18:51

Only business class and economy, so no F.

tremblerman 19th Sep 2018 19:05

Remember when Dan Air paid a rather expensive sign writer when one of there own staff could have done it for half the cost.
Ended up with Dan Air Lodon on the 1-11.

jack11111 19th Sep 2018 19:27

From the photos in the BBC story, the airline's first instinct is to cover-up the mistake, just as is done with accident aircraft.

ozziekiwi 19th Sep 2018 20:04


Originally Posted by tremblerman (Post 10253107)
Remember when Dan Air paid a rather expensive sign writer when one of there own staff could have done it for half the cost.
Ended up with Dan Air Lodon on the 1-11.

Seeing that we are talking spelling police it's ''their'' and not 'there' in that context

clareprop 19th Sep 2018 20:32


Seeing that we are talking spelling police it's ''their'' and not 'there' in that context
I think it should be 'when one of its own staff...'.

SysDude 19th Sep 2018 21:01

"Simple explanation - someone said to the painter, "F off". And Bob's yer uncle."

Best one!

Smalahove 19th Sep 2018 21:18


Originally Posted by clareprop (Post 10253183)
I think it should be 'when one of its own staff...'.

You are correct, it's its, not it's. As Frank Zappa said, the crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.


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