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04-18-2010, 01:08 PM | #18 |
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BBC News article here.
Says that the publisher has pulped and reprinted the 7000 copies that they held, but will not be recalling the copies of the book held by bookshops. I suspect that the version of the book with the misprint will become a "collector's item" in the future. |
04-18-2010, 01:29 PM | #19 | |
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Never, ever underestimate the power of the spell-checker. And remember, also, that different spell-checkers use different rules, so just because yours doesn't change some given typo to "people" doesn't mean that some other spell-checker doesn't. Also, I believe the publisher said the typo was silly, not the people who got all worked up about it. |
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04-18-2010, 02:08 PM | #20 |
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Acceptable corporate response to an incident is a far different matter than everyday life. If he would have just gave it a "horrific mistake, we're sorry - anybody who complains will be given a replacement copy."
It would have never been a news story. To me it is much more astounding that a CEO wouldn't know that ... than it is that somebody could miss people/pepper mix-up in a spell check. |
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04-18-2010, 02:22 PM | #22 | |
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Rather than assuming it was some joke played by someone in the chain, which seems unlikely to me as it could be more effectively implemented elsewhere, I suspect that the original writer mistyped while having a conversation or while listening to something. I have myself done this numerous times, possibly even with pepper/people. In my humble opinion, the press have been jumping on this a little too aggressively, hoping to spark some outrage. |
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Maybe "horrific" is over egging it, maybe not. But there seems to be no acceptance that anyone might be offended. Yes, the mistake might have been silly - but for all its silliness it might well have caused offence. An apology for that would have both been appropriate and killed the story.
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I'd have been offended if I came across that in a book, and it's not as if Australia is a land of peace and harmony when it comes to race relations. But OK, if it's a genuine mistake and they're fixing it, fair enough. It sounds like Bob Sessions is a bit of an idiot, frankly. Trying to pretend it's not really a problem is the worst possible thing to do. |
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The publisher, again, in my opinion, deserves a lot of kudos for refusing to pander to the kneejerk complainers and telling it as it is. He may be naive, and a reply like the one you suggested may well have been more 'sensible', but I find his honesty refreshing. |
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I quite accept that you can't see how anybody would be offended - but I also accept that some people genuinely were offended. There is no contradiction between you not seeing how something can be the case, and it actually being the case.
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But why should they apologise if the error was completely un-intentional?
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