Egregious errors
Language Log 2023-03-28
Summary:
From Taiwan News (3/25/23), by Keoni Everington: "Taiwanese 'Hello Kitty' English-Chinese dictionary has 70 'egregious errors' Publisher ACME Cultural Enterprise Co has admitted errors but not recalled dictionaries" Cover of dictionary, example of misspelling. (Eryk Smith photo) The article presents photographic evidence of such errors, such as ncluding mis-spelling rice as "rest", and many typos, wrong parts of […]