dooahhdoo Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 My son brought home a leaflet from school all about staying safe during TT, crossing roads, watching races, green cross code etc. All good stuff. Emblems on the bottom from Isle of Man Road Safety, TT Isle of Man, IOM Constabulary, IOM Government and also I assume the DoT as it says "transport highways arraghey-raaidyn moorey". There is a little word search on the leflet where you search for famous bike names like Honda, Yamaha, Triumph and the likes. Unfortunately, my son couldn't find one of them. The nearest he could find to the one he was stuck on was "HarletDavidson" even though HarleyDavidson was listed as one of the words. I am probably being a pedantic git here but is it not too much to ask to have correct spellings on things given to kids? Don't they proof read these things before they release them? Oh, and as far as I know there is no such bike manufacturer as "Aprilla". Anyone else got one faulty or have they just done this to wind me up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Might be a blessing if he develops an interest in harlets rather than harleys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 You'd think in all those Government Departments there'd be someone who could find half an hour for Word Search testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 There is a little word search on the leflet where you search for famous bike names Prey tell what is a leftlet? I can only assume you use the same spell checker as the one who compiled this wordsearch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierrot Lunaire Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Prey tell I can only assume you borrowed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Prey tell I can only assume you borrowed it. possing miself laghing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 There is a little word search on the leflet where you search for famous bike names Prey tell what is a leftlet? You're a biff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooahhdoo Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 There is a little word search on the leflet where you search for famous bike names Prey tell what is a leftlet? I can only assume you use the same spell checker as the one who compiled this wordsearch. So, I made a typing error. Its not as if this thread is going to be deployed to hundreds of school children via a printed leaflet now is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 But to go back to the original thread, it is a sad fact these leaflets had been distributed by the printer withou them even bothering to have them checked even by themselves or the various departments they had been made for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 But to go back to the original thread, it is a sad fact these leaflets had been distributed by the printer withou them even bothering to have them checked even by themselves or the various departments they had been made for. Sure a good printer will check over a job but usually only for problems like missing pictures, corrupt fonts, spot and CMKY issues. It is the design agency and then finally the clients responsibility to proof and proof again before it goes to the printer. Once the client has signed off the proof and are 100% sure will it then go to the printer, who really just churn it out. A good print house will maybe spot some mistakes and flag it up. Years ago I knew of some printers who would still print with a mistake (client had signed off), then do a re-print. 1 job for the price of 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxads Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 My son came home with one too. Aprilia is spelt right in the word search but not on the words to find Harley-Davidson is opposite. The words to find is right but the word search is wrong. Muppets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Maybe it's testing lateral thinking. Or maybe they meant this bike: http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-m...QAdIdZ121023638 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whimsy Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 This forum is just like the shops down town this week - a bike in every window. A bike in every thread. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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