Thursday, November 01, 2007

Muttonheads in Cupertino

And this, gentlefolk, is why you should always, always look at whatever Spell-Checker suggests:
Reuters article:
Pakistan city virtually shut down after strike call

The opposition blames the government and the pro-government Muttonhead Quail Movement (MQM), which runs Karachi, for the violence.
Alert reader:
MQM does not stand for Muttonhead Quail Movement, but Muttahida Quami Movement! Do I get a prize for spotting this?
Embarrassed editor:
This is possibly the most unfortunate spell-check blunder I’ve ever seen. We corrected it
Maybe you did misspell it, and maybe it's just some funny furrin word. But don't automatically accept the suggested replacement!

(hat tip to Benjamin Zimmer at OUP Blog (don't worry; he'll explain the "Cupertino" reference if you don't know it...)

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