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...if I don't tell my friend that her tattoo is spelt wrong?

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Nessalina · 20/03/2014 07:56

Just that really!
A friend has posted a picture on Facebook of her new tattoo and there is a word spelt wrong! I won't say what for fear of outing, but it's got two extra letter in by accident Shock
No one has noticed that's posted on Facebook, and I've checked that it's not a prank (no google images of the same picture) so I think it's an honest mistake.
But... I can't see that me telling her would be helpful, I mean, it's permanent! There isn't a pretty way to fix it, and surely someone else will notice and tell her? Right?
I'm such a coward Confused

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DorothyBastard · 20/03/2014 08:49

You need to tell her, privately.

Moomoomie · 20/03/2014 08:50

I have a friend with "mum" tattooed on her arm, only it doesn't say "mum" it actually says "mun". I kept quiet about it, she had it done in memory of her mother, so I didn't have the heart to say, no one else commented either.

Roshbegosh · 20/03/2014 08:54

Say nothing, it serves her right the idiot.

formerbabe · 20/03/2014 08:56

She must know surely! It's on HER thigh, so she can obviously see it...

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Nessalina · 20/03/2014 08:59

She's a lovely lass, but not the best speller.

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dexter73 · 20/03/2014 09:00

Ask her if she had to pay extra for the spare letters.

hackmum · 20/03/2014 09:02

dexter73 - I was about to say just that!

Really, you'd have thought that the ability to spell was a prerequisite for becoming a tattooist - even if she gave him the wrong spelling, he should have spotted it.

StealthPolarBear · 20/03/2014 09:03

Oh no! Tell her, she will find out eventually

ToriaPumpkin · 20/03/2014 09:03

Tattoos are generally done by making a transfer, applying it to the skin for the client to approve and then tattooing over the design, rather than freehand, which would suggest she just hasn't realised before, during or after, that it's spelled incorrectly.

Roshbegosh · 20/03/2014 09:06

She will be angry with YOU if you tell her and she's too stupid to care in any case, or she would have made sure it was right in the first place.

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Nessalina · 20/03/2014 09:22

I think if she'd showed me in real life I'd not have been able to help saying something.
I'm worried about her having posted it on Facebook - I don't want her to become an internet meme Confused

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JonSnowIsAProperLover · 20/03/2014 09:27

'Captururer'?

Confused

How could anyone not realise that's a spelling mistake. It doesn't even look like a word.

And 'norty'? 'NORTY'? FML.

I've also seen 'Joshua' spelt 'Joshau' because the mum wanted it spelt 'the other way'.

craftynclothy · 20/03/2014 09:34

I would tell her (by a private message not a comment). She might be able to go back and get it altered - wonder if they might be able to change the extra ur into the es and then cover up the extra letters at the end with some picture.

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Nessalina · 20/03/2014 09:38

It's in the middle of a sentence, so I can't see how you'd cover it up without it looking dumb Sad

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fluffyraggies · 20/03/2014 09:40

Havn't read thread. I'd tell her. Surely someone will point at it, pull a face and say something at some point soon anyway?

Sooner the better for sorting it out.

Writerwannabe83 · 20/03/2014 09:41

God I'd have to tell her - everyone will be thinking how silly it looks and probably having a giggle at her expense. You should definitely tell her so she can do something about it!!

fluffyraggies · 20/03/2014 09:42

... and once it is pointed out she'll wonder why you didn't say anything!

JonSnowIsAProperLover · 20/03/2014 09:45

If it's on her thigh maybe no one will ever see it?

theborrower · 20/03/2014 09:45

I would tell her. After all, it's not you that spelled it wrong. And someone will point it out at some stage, you could make sure she finds out nicely.

But what a mistake - and how has she not noticed? Confused

TheBody · 20/03/2014 09:47

of course you shouldn't tell her.

I have just commented to my friend that she looks amazing in her ball gown.

it's far too tight and she has lots of back fat, her hair cut is totally awful too.

should I tell her the truth? of course not.

ViviPru · 20/03/2014 09:49

I can't see any good coming of telling her. She's clearly not realised herself, and if its in a discreet place, it's unlikely anyone else will notice. If no one has commented already on the picture, its unlikely anyone will now. I can't imagine a scenario where by on pointing it out she would respond with "why thank you so much Nessa for drawing my attention to that; I will see to its amendment forthwith" Confused

NorbertDentressangle · 20/03/2014 09:50

You hear about so many cases like this.

I swear that if I ever got a tattoo (which is highly unlikely) I would constantly be checking with the tattooist ....... " it's the letter 'r' next, ok? Right, now it's an 'e', have you got that? An 'e' . "

struggling100 · 20/03/2014 09:51

Oooh, hard one. The thing is that (by the sounds of it, I'm no expert) it might be able to be put right if she catches it early enough - and I think that sways it towards saying something. I think I would tell her, but very, very, very tactfully and probably face to face rather than on Facebook, and with an offer to help her sort it with the tattooist!

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Nessalina · 20/03/2014 09:51

I know. She'll be mortified, won't she? And once she knows she can never un-know. At least if I don't tell her she might go a happy 6months, even a couple of years before she realises...

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Nessalina · 20/03/2014 09:53

But yes, if by telling her sooner she had a better chance of getting it fixed...
Oh FFS. I'm no closer to knowing what to do!! Confused

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