[Myrddin]

A nationally published computer columnist (and his editor) made a hilarious gaffe that wasn't caught by the spelling checker. When published, the column contained the word "copulating" where the contextually correct word should have been "compiling". It was spelled correctly and went to press.

[elisabeth]

A woman I used to work with sumbitted a law school application essay that contained the word “pubic” instead of “public.” Needless to say, I don’t think she ever got in.