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How Embarassment for Monash University

icyfroth — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 20:39:50 GMT

Monash University mocked on Buzzfeed

Monash University has won a mention on one of the internet’s most popular viral news websites, Buzzfeed, but for all the wrong reasons.

The Melbourne university was mocked over a typo in a highly visible advertisement that appeared on a tram shelter in Melbourne last month.

The ad read "What’s more brilliant then a Monash degree," when it should have said "What’s more brilliant than a Monash degree".

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Ok anyone can make a typo , but what happened to proofreading? How many hands would that have gone through before it was signposted, and no-one picked it up?

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

azureline** — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 21:10:16 GMT

It was probably a mistake made by the billboard/printer, not the Monash people................ it happens.

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

***super_nova*** — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 21:22:38 GMT

It looks like an ad on a tram stop, it would have been made & placed there by the company that does this sort of thing, not "the university". Even if the mistake was done by an employee of the uni, it would have been clerical staff member. I am sure the mistake was noticed and signs taken down fast.

I guess now that LNP government keeps politics out of media, they have nothing to write/talk about. I wonder if people will continue to buy papers when the top stories will be like "secretary makes a typo", unless of course the buy it for the 3rd page boob shot.

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

icyfroth — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 21:27:28 GMT

Oh it's the government's boo boo is it?

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

freshwater-2 — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:42:07 GMT

Approval for that sign must have gone through many hands prior to printing.

Evidently not a proof reader or anyone else with grammar skills

I am also appalled at the number of real estate firms who cannot spell accommodation....part of their business.

These same agents use 'penultimate' to describe a desirable property....which has virtually the opposite meaning to what they intend.

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

the_great_she_elephant — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:53:36 GMT

When the manuscript for my book The Devil's Own, went to the printers it contained a sentence that read: "He turned to face Batavia's Graveyard and raised one clenched fist in a grim salute."

The typesetter made one tiny spelling mistake. When the galley proofs came back, I checked them, my editor checked them and I asked a friend to check them - we all missed it and what actually appeared on the page was: "He turned to face Batavia's Graveyard and raised one clenched fish in a grim salute."

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

lakeland27 — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:57:38 GMT

'morpoopna' on a bronze plaque outside a new victorian police station or the sign on michaelia cashs office are good examples too

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

freshwater-2 — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:00:14 GMT

I must say that a clenched fish sounds a bit grim.....but certainly adds to the drama of the moment.

She El.....I can't stop laughing just picturing it.

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

cat_mioux — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:04:39 GMT

I like the clenched fish. LOL

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

cat_mioux — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:05:19 GMT

A clenched date is rather descriptive too.

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

the_great_she_elephant — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:10:08 GMT

@freshwaterbeach wrote:
I must say that a clenched fish sounds a bit grim.....but certainly adds to the drama of the moment.
She El.....I can't stop laughing just picturing it.

I asked my publisher to leave it in during subsequent reprints because it's such fun to show kids during school visits; and a classic example of the difficulties of proofreading - you read what you expect to see rather than what is actually there. I have been in classroms where it has been a set novel, or where the teacher has read it aloud to the class, and no-one has noticed it till I point it out to them.

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

the_great_she_elephant — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:16:13 GMT

Now if you want a university with real egg on face ..........

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/wa/19147692/curtin-uni-admits-ranking-mistake

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

freshwater-2 — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:33:30 GMT

I have heard of women being de-briefed .....is that the equivalent of being con-tacted?

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

polksaladallie — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:02:55 GMT

Did anyone proofread the title of this thread?

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

***super_nova*** — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:06:51 GMT

"How Embarassment for Monash University"

How easy it is to write something else than we intended 🙂

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

*crikey*mate* — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:10:48 GMT

@the_great_she_elephant wrote:
When the manuscript for my book The Devil's Own, went to the printers it contained a sentence that read: "He turned to face Batavia's Graveyard and raised one clenched fist in a grim salute."
The typesetter made one tiny spelling mistake. When the galley proofs came back, I checked them, my editor checked them and I asked a friend to check them - we all missed it and what actually appeared on the page was: "He turned to face Batavia's Graveyard and raised one clenched fish in a grim salute."

and my scales have never grown back properly in that spot ever since.

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

azureline** — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:37:51 GMT

Yes but obviously this will not be seen by thousands............it is easy to miss spell or hit the wrong button here......

especially if using a phone or ipad.

I was just in Big W... a sign glaringly obvious "sorry for any inconveniance"

I was tempted to tell them....... but I controlled myself.

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

twinkles**stars — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:41:05 GMT

I now try to avoid using my phone to post 😞 So many mistakes it's embarrassing

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

polksaladallie — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:47:30 GMT

@azureline** wrote:
Yes but obviously this will not be seen by thousands............it is easy to miss spell or hit the wrong button here......
especially if using a phone or ipad.

I realise that (we all do it), it was ironic, that's all. Glass houses and all that.....

Re: How Embarassment for Monash University

**meep** — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:55:24 GMT

@polksaladallie wrote:
Did anyone proofread the title of this thread?

yes, i thought it was intentional.