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to think a cbeebies magazine ought to at least be spellchecked?

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whomovedmychocolate · 29/01/2011 22:33

DS went nutso in the shops the other day as the cbeebies mag had Chuggington trains on so I bought it.

Got it home, it had an Octonauts poster inside with stickers to stick on. Fab because DD is a real fan of the show. So we got to sticking the stickers on and there is a little note on the page saying 'please don't stick the anemone sticker on as it's spellt wrong' Shock

Ummm where to begin. Hmm

Oh and the train wheels fell off after two minutes too. Angry

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mutznutz · 29/01/2011 22:34

At least they were aware of the typo and put the note in?

whomovedmychocolate · 29/01/2011 22:45

'spellt' Hmm

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dontcallmepeanut · 30/01/2011 00:12

Can I go all grammar Nazi on this thread? Please?

MardyBra · 30/01/2011 00:45

Maybe it's an ironic "spellt"?

Mspontipine · 30/01/2011 02:13

So did the note say "spelt" or "spellt" ??

itsonlyblardy2011 · 30/01/2011 02:16

spellt (sic)

WimpleOfTheBallet · 30/01/2011 02:18

Maybe they were torn between "Spelt" and "Spelled" so tried to get both in!

specialsmasher · 30/01/2011 07:07

Go on, don'tcallmepeanut!

specialsmasher · 30/01/2011 08:34

'spelt' is spelt correctly in my copy of the comic. Are you sure?

whomovedmychocolate · 30/01/2011 09:01

Yup. Are you in the south (different printer versions)

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specialsmasher · 30/01/2011 09:56

Well it's clearly not meant ironically then!

specialsmasher · 30/01/2011 09:57

I'm reading a book on my Kindle at the moment and it is LITTERED with spelling mistakes. Driving me mad. It's the first book I've read on it & I will be gutted if every book is the same.

cocoachannel · 30/01/2011 10:03

Specialsmasher- some of the free classics are littered with mistakes as they've been transposed from print for the kindle by groups of volunteers. Those you pay for should be edited as well as the print version.

mum295 · 30/01/2011 10:04

Mine is spelt correctly. Am in the south.

GoldenGreen · 30/01/2011 10:08

just checked mine - "spelt" spelt correctly. Am in north.

GoldenGreen · 30/01/2011 10:08

train wheels lasted 30 secs here

specialsmasher · 30/01/2011 10:43

Thanks cocoa - that's reassuring, as it is a free classic!

specialsmasher · 30/01/2011 10:44

Now I feel ungrateful to the volunteers! Thanks, volunteers!

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