Canadian prime minister embarrassed by typo

Posted on August 19, 2009, 8:00 am, by Craig Silverman, under Government, Press Releases.

Every one once in a while I come across a notable typo that’s not related to journalism. This is one of those times. From a report in the Globe And Mail:

An unfortunate blunder by the Prime Minister’s Office has residents of Nunavut alternately chuckling and cringing.

A news release sent out Monday outlined Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s itinerary as he began a five-day tour of the North.

The release repeatedly spelled the capital of Nunavut as Iqualuit – rather than Iqaluit.

The extra “u” makes a world of difference in the Inuktitut language.

Iqaluit, properly spelled, means “many fish.”

Spelled with an extra “u,” the Nunavut language commissioner’s office says the word translates as a derogatory reference to “people with unwiped bums.”

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  • devika_melora

    I just noticed the first line of this post has a typo. I assume you meant to write “every once in a while” (not “every one in a while”).

    (Typo aside, this is a great post that I've forwarded to a lot of my friends.)

  • devika_melora

    I just noticed the first line of this post has a typo. I assume you meant to write “every once in a while” (not “every one in a while”).

    (Typo aside, this is a great post that I've forwarded to a lot of my friends.)

  • Craig Silverman

    Thanks for catching that!

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