The world needs more proofreaders ASAP.
It’s only natural to make a mistake or two from time to time, after all, we’re all only human.
When it comes to writing and editing, in particular, some mistakes are harder to remove than others.
In the run up to her grandmother’s birthday, Hannah Thompson, 23, with her nan’s family and friends were all planning for her nan to have the best 70th birthday ever.
According to Buzzfeed, a neighbour of Jackie’s supplied Southwark News with a birthday notice accompanied by her name and photograph, but little did she know what the announcement would actually look like.
via issuu.com
The message wishes the 70-year-old a happy birthday, but it’s the spelling of Jackie’s name that has left people open-mouthed.
my nan’s friends got her 70th announced in the local paper, she’s called Jacky but there’s a typo & it’s a photo of her captioned with TACKY
— Hannah Thompson (@H_L_Thompson) June 17, 2016
so, please buy the Southwark news if you’d like to see a giant photo of my nan labelled TACKY.
— Hannah Thompson (@H_L_Thompson) June 17, 2016
Twitter users were quick to giggle at Jackie’s neighbour’s misfortune which is undeniably HILARIOUS.
@H_L_Thompson oh wow haha, poor Tacky, I mean Jacky
— Tim Staples (@StaplesTim) June 17, 2016
@H_L_Thompson oh my god this has actually cheered me up a bit
— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) June 17, 2016
@H_L_Thompson @youngvulgarian this is fabulous
— Georgia Arlott (@GeorgiaArlott) June 17, 2016
Tackie Maybe? SERIOUSLY?
