Fun from omissions

FUN FROM TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS

Can there be fun from some unintended typographical errors? Yes, if the person concerned has a taste for humor. A couple of examples of simple errors which can bring about laughter or a little smile from all concerned are here which may be worth reading..

A letter was received by the higher office unit from one of its branch offices. The letter should have been drafted as "We are enclosing herewith the following for your perusal and quick action "

1) Relevant original documents

2) Letter from the client

3) Our note on the request from client.

There was a typographical error and the person who happened to receive spoke over telephone to the sender that he has not received all that is mentioned in the letter. The sender informed that he was very sure that all the three documents were enclosed. But the receiver insisted that he has to go through the letter carefully, particularly the one sentence before the noted documents. The sender read that and had to laugh because of the typographical error. The sentence read as: "We are enclosing her with the following for your perusal and quick action ". Omission of the letter 'e' in herewith caused much fun for everyone afterwards. Of course one has to admit the sense of humor of the recipient of the letter rather than shouting at his subordinate for not reading the letter before signing.

Another letter was drafted for getting permission to open a new branch nearer to the very important client's factory so that quick service can be provided. The manager of this particular office has a habit of using flowery language to impress his superiors. He dictated a letter to be sent to his higher office. One of the sentences he dictated was "I would request you to consider opening of a branch office nearer to our most important client, who provides us a lot of business, so that we can have a peeping window to their factory". The official who received the letter phoned up and informed the manager that what is mentioned in his letter was not the line of business which they were doing and that they have to concentrate on their line of business i.e., finance. Unable to understand what the conversation is like, manager asked his superior about what is the problem. Manager was asked to carefully read the letter especially, the flowery one. Manager had to laugh because it read like "I would request you to consider opening of a branch office nearer to our most important client, who provides us a lot of business, so that we can have a peeping widow to their factory. Just omission of the letter 'n' from window created fun and laughter.

It is important for everyone concerned to have such humorous attitude.

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