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Is there a word / a phrase in English that you would use in a not so serious way to say that there was a mistake? e.g. when you have to send a file a second time as the first time it contained errors. Is there a something like a "error devil" or a "mistake demon" or so, who "strikes again"?

Moeve  [image] http://www.fortunecity.de/wolkenkratzer/stern/799/gifsammlung_/vogel023.gif[/image]

I think it depends on who the audience is.  At a previous company we'd say something like 'apologies for the SNAFU, please find the new document attached' (SNAFU standing for 'Situation Normal All F***** Up').  However, in politer company something like 'the gremlins were at work with the last document ...' would be more suitable.

However, I'm sure you'll get some better suggestions than these.

or we say Gremlins or Bugs.  Or  Typo monster, uhhh HIM I know oh so well.

I just say "oops - disregard the previous document, this one is the correct version".

I say that my fingers typed faster than my brain. Here's the attachment.

Marie

I think you mean a Gremlin.

I always say it's a "keying error" - it implies that I know what the correct version should be and it was an accident that something incorrect got through. I like it better that anything that implies ignorance.

Bethalize
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I use the Latin phrase "mea culpa" but only if the mistake was my fault.  Thank goodness, I don't use it much!

JusPeachy