Eye - 12 October 2012

From unfortunate reversals to reaching out

by Eye 12th October 2012

Unfortunate reversals

We are not alone!

After Eye shared the Friend’s red cheeks (5 October) David Hitchin was moved to share some other examples to tickle our readers:

‘Some while ago our local paper (which I am sure would prefer to remain anonymous) within one week managed to render RSPB as the “Royal Society for the Prevention of Birds” and the RSPCA as the “Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals”… Not as bad as the Guardian about forty years ago, which should have read, “The Pope said that the Christian life was not an easy one” – but the “f” was omitted from “life”.’