To amend school newsletter

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Bit tongue in cheek but for heavens sake, it's not rocket science is it?

"We can develop a project that can be pacifically aimed at....

It's a fat fingers! My iPad does it all the time. If I go fast and don't connect with the 's' auto correct will try to make sense of specifically without the s and it's likely to come out pacificallly.

You're not seriously trying to say someone working in a school thinks specifically is pronounced pacifically?

Auto correct does some bonkers things.

Ironically you can be sure when they applied for the job that they said they were good at attention to detail

Burntbum that's pretty poor. I'd be tempted to say something.

It will have been noticed. But good luck to everyone who would like to go in and point out that a poorly paid admin worker isn't perfect. It seems like a silly mistake but we all make them (even silly ones).

trifle chill

olympiathequeen yes. I know her, and yes this is how she speaks. I've heard her say it out loud. ( actually I'm assuming it's written by the receptionist, maybe it's not )

I'm not about to go into school shaming anyone btw as I said in the OP.

Why would you amend it then? For yourself? You already know how to spell specifically.

I've sent out a willies email instead of wellies (school office lady) I was mortified. The children were going on a trip and I sent a reminder to not forget their willies. I justify it as it was autocorrected and it's very much a job of constant interruptions (vomit, cuts, bumps, sand in the eye, sellotape up the nose). I am very comforted to see another person has done the same thing.

Thing is it's GCSEs. Not GCSE's.
Plural not possessive.
But I'm not sure how my pointing it out really gains anything. On a CV I'd been asked to proof read - yes absolutely worth pointing out. In this situation I am conscious I'm not trying to help anyone.

I did this when my daughters teaching assistant took a permanent black marker to her kit bag and spelt her name wrong in big lettering. Not happy. School paid for a new bag. All sorted. She also apologised.

although maybe I am because I can't manage to not accidentally press send before I've edited my post

Argh stupid phone ... thought I'd sent a beginning bit to that post! Still as you were nothing to see here.

Surely you'd be emending?

Bad grammar is par for the course in your area is it?

Not in my house! But yes in general, I know.

I'm not the best to judge. I once handed a memo back to my Manager with 46 (no less) spelling & grammatical errors circled in red pen .

GCSEs, GCSEs, GCSEs.

I am conscious I'm not trying to help anyone But you have helped. Thanks for pointing it out. I always get it wrong

There see, you've just learned me something!

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