Merriam-Webster asked people to share their mortifying typos, and they really stepped up – 27 cringe-inducing errors
15.
Told someone to have a lonely weekend when I really meant lovely https://t.co/digz2xEn2i
— Lady in BLEU (@shouldbedancing) September 21, 2026
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Editorial: In our First Nation community newsletter, I typed “Men are assets.” I missed the "T". Spellcheck didn’t catch it. We sent it to print.
— Maada'ookii (@Maadaookii) September 21, 2026
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Not the best (but the one most suitable for a public site): I once received a cold-call email from someone who signed off, "Worm regards."
— Debora Van Brenk (@Deb1Express) September 21, 2026
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Honourable mention needs to go to an old boss. He sent a company-wide email to (fairly) complain about the state the office had been left in.
Unfortunately, he managed to begin it:
"When I came into the officer this morning…"
It was tricky to take the rest seriously.
— Gytha Lodge Author (@thegyth) September 21, 2026
19.
I was a Parliamentary researcher and my email to Lord Addington got autocorrected to 'Lord Paddington'. I did not get a reply.
— Gavin Baylis (@GavinBaylis1) September 21, 2026
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https://t.co/T8oI5laI1E pic.twitter.com/zSTc3wSqUN
— ❤️🖤אַנטיִפאָ (@_hannabal_) September 21, 2026
21.
My FedEx guy is the best. This went down a couple years ago… 🤣 pic.twitter.com/JEzMrtKIlY
— Jessica Wilcox (@jessicawilcoxOK) September 21, 2026
22.
Someone sent me a Resumé for a job that included the phrase "I have excellent attention detail"
— Steve Gaines (@stevegaines) September 21, 2026
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Work convo. Coworker texted telling me about her day (2017/18) pic.twitter.com/isa8pSptxl
— John G (@Longhairleeroy) September 21, 2026
24.
I once texted my mom that "id be out at sex". I promise you nothing beats the franticness of correcting that mistake 😭
— Primrose Petals🐀 (@Primrose_Petals) September 22, 2026
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please MW i need this pic.twitter.com/FkYr5kafBK
— they/th(emma) (@emcatxo) September 21, 2026
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This happened over 10 years ago, and I don't have a screenshot. At my last job, IT Desktop Support, I sent an email to our equipment vendor asking for a quote on laptops and… dicking stations
And I didn't notice that I had put that instead of DOCKING stations until he replied
— Joel is always tired (@Sir_Joel) September 21, 2026
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Someone at work sent me over a document I had requested from them. Should have proof read the lengthy email before sending… pic.twitter.com/y3nsQRAYWy
— Lucy Parr (@ParrLucy) September 21, 2026
There was also this –
Not a typo, but very funny email from coworker. pic.twitter.com/6RkEsNFVg8
— Susan Keller (@kellercre8s) September 21, 2026
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We asked you to share your embarrassing typos and you obliged – 21 ducking marvellous examples
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