Note: The following fits into both “LANGUAGE” and “HUMOR,” so it’s the first category-shattering post. Please install the SafetyGoggles plugin before reading it.
TextTrust, an Internet spell checking company, issued a press release with a typo. They wrote “we pages” instead of “web pages” and had to reissue it.
The P.R. guy took the blame for the error, but take a look at the company’s home page, which says:
Spell check your web site with TextTrust, the Internet’s highest quality web site spell checker. TextTrust combines powerful website spell checking technology with Professional Editors who hand review each report, ensuring you receive only real spelling mistakes in your website spell check reports [emphasis added].
Both “web site” and “website” are acceptable (Microsoft Manual of Style, Third Edition wants “Web site”), but you have to be consistent—especially with two contiguous sentences. It’s also rather silly to capitalize “Professional Editors.”