We know that we’re all prone to writing mistakes. Even the best spellers and grammarians among us are guilty every once in awhile. And today’s mobile communication norms and technology certainly don’t make us extra-vigilant about checking everything we tap out on our smartphones—we love using abbreviated net lingo (OMG, LOL, IMHO, BTW, etc.) and rely constantly on our smartphone’s auto-correct function for texts.
However, it’s still surprising that big time brands and organizations can still commit shockingly obvious howlers in their marketing communications. Here are some examples gathered by Hubspot that’ll make you smile. Or shudder if you work for any of the brands shown.
Look, we’re all human. But it pays to proof your writing or have someone double-check it if you don’t want to be an embarrassed human.