möve
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« on: January 20, 2003, 05:19:26 pm » |
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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] |
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peana
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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2003, 05:35:29 pm » |
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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.
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andream
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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2003, 06:13:09 pm » |
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or we say Gremlins or Bugs. Or Typo monster, uhhh HIM I know oh so well.
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radaro
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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2003, 07:02:26 pm » |
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I just say "oops - disregard the previous document, this one is the correct version".
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msmarieh
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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2003, 11:37:39 pm » |
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I say that my fingers typed faster than my brain. Here's the attachment.
Marie
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bethalize
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« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2003, 01:05:41 am » |
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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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