RE: Fourth Oddities Spotted in the News
06-30-2026, 06:34 AM (This post was last modified: 06-30-2026, 06:34 AM by robkelk.)
06-30-2026, 06:34 AM (This post was last modified: 06-30-2026, 06:34 AM by robkelk.)
You know how taking the letter "L" out of the word "public" results in a completely different word?
That works in French, too. And, in this case, nobody noticed until after the posters went up.
Unfortunate typo prompts removal of French-language posters from downtown Ottawa
That works in French, too. And, in this case, nobody noticed until after the posters went up.
Unfortunate typo prompts removal of French-language posters from downtown Ottawa
Quote:"I thought, 'Ooooh, this is bad in general,'" said Rideau-Vanier Coun. Stéphanie Plante, council's liaison on Ottawa's French language services advisory committee. "The translations were bad, the phrasing was bad."
Plante expressed surprise that the error went unnoticed until after the posters went up.
"It's not like there aren't any francophones in Centretown," she said.
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Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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Boycotting most products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to threaten to annex my native country.
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