The Irritating Writer

In a recent business writing class, we swapped stories of errors that had made us grin. I like this one, which the writer had rendered in bold type:

Let me reirritate!

Of course, the writer intended "Let me reiterate." But the person who received the message thought reirritate fit just fine.

Please share your amusing errors.

Lynn

Comments

[Matthew Stibbe (Bad Language)]

This isn't an error, exactly, but it's a lovely play on words in a similar vein to your post.

I was speaking to my mother in law on the phone a while back and I asked her what she was doing later that afternoon.

"Research," she said.

I asked her what was the subject.

"I lost my glasses, then I found them, then I lost them again so now I have to re-search them."

Lovely.

[Nichole]

"Sorry for the incontinence", instead of inconvenience.

"Please whip down the tables when you're done", instead of wipe.

[Lynn]

Matthew, your mother-in-law's comment is perfect. I have been doing research for my glasses, keys, scissors, calculator, and lots of other things. And I had thought I was just disorganized!

Nichole, I myself have received the "incontinence" message, as have several people in my workshops. The condition is spreading!

[Kathy]

"Thank you for your roll on the committee."

[Lynn]

Kathy, perfect! Thanks for posting.