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bellinghman ([personal profile] bellinghman) wrote2009-09-21 06:03 pm

Why spelling checkers should see metadata

I just opened a PDF file. It's the manual for a Toshiba printer, in multiple languages, and the top level index in the bookmarks lists those languages.

The first language listed?

Engrish.

Ironically, that's the only spelling mistake I can see, which means that it's not proper Engrish after all. The language is perhaps a little stilted in places, but I've seen worse from companies based in English speaking countries.