Shuttle's Name Misspelled On NASA Launch Pad Sign
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Shuttle's Name Misspelled On NASA Launch Pad Sign
Gotta love NASA some days. Check out how they originally had spelled the shuttle's name. They have since corrected it.
http://www.local6.com/technology/13675075/detail.html
http://www.local6.com/technology/13675075/detail.html
i work for a printing & sign company, and every now and then a misspelling will get by our proofing and the job will reach the customer with the mistake un-noticed. it can be embarrassing for both the customer and us!
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I also work in publishing, and several years ago I came across the EXACT SAME ERROR, although in a soon-to-be-published book. When I told the publisher that the orbiter Endeavour used the Brittish spelling, they said they didn't want to send the page back for correction at that point and that Americans wouldn't know that it was spelled wrong. Unfortunately, except for those of us who are really into space, they were probably correct in that assumption.
Judy Resnik's name initially was misspelled on a plaque on a memorial in Titusville. I think that it was corrected later. But it really shows the need for two sets of eyes for things in a public forum.
Judy Resnik's name initially was misspelled on a plaque on a memorial in Titusville. I think that it was corrected later. But it really shows the need for two sets of eyes for things in a public forum.
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You see, if the United States used proper English like the rest of the world (colour, flavour, honour, neighbour...) this wouldn't be a problem.
Spelling/grammar mistakes happen. Spell check cannot catch them all. I am glad they corrected the sign.
Spelling/grammar mistakes happen. Spell check cannot catch them all. I am glad they corrected the sign.
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I think Americans would go metric before changing their spellings. LOLSpaceCanada wrote:You see, if the United States used proper English like the rest of the world (colour, flavour, honour, neighbour...) this wouldn't be a problem.
Spelling/grammar mistakes happen. Spell check cannot catch them all. I am glad they corrected the sign.
Agghhhhh! As a science person, please don't even get me started on Americans and their refusal to embrace the metric system...!
(Athough - Canadians and Brittons - Just what IS that extra "u" doing in there, anyway??? )
(Athough - Canadians and Brittons - Just what IS that extra "u" doing in there, anyway??? )
1986-current: Enterprise Team
"I am the Commander of this ship, and I am responsible for my crew. And I say we're doing whatever we have to, to keep them all alive." - My one-time refusal to Mission Control, thus earning me my call-sign.
"I am the Commander of this ship, and I am responsible for my crew. And I say we're doing whatever we have to, to keep them all alive." - My one-time refusal to Mission Control, thus earning me my call-sign.
Hey you'd be proud of me! This summer we did everything metric. That's pretty good for me being really a lay person and not a science type-- even though I am really interested in science.
I don't think you need the "u". Canadians, get tough! Do away with your "u" in color, flavor, etc!!!
Right now I am working on "thru". I see no need to spell this "through". It's just nuts.
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I don't think you need the "u". Canadians, get tough! Do away with your "u" in color, flavor, etc!!!
Right now I am working on "thru". I see no need to spell this "through". It's just nuts.
--des
empress wrote:Agghhhhh! As a science person, please don't even get me started on Americans and their refusal to embrace the metric system...!
(Athough - Canadians and Brittons - Just what IS that extra "u" doing in there, anyway??? )
I'm right there with you. I use metric everyday in the lab. It's so much easier!empress wrote:Agghhhhh! As a science person, please don't even get me started on Americans and their refusal to embrace the metric system...!
(Athough - Canadians and Brittons - Just what IS that extra "u" doing in there, anyway??? )
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