Even the mighty can fall

If, like me, you’re a regular visitor to internet forums, and some blogs, you will notice that people rarely proof-read their own work. One of the most common typos is to transpose the h and e in the word “the”, giving “teh”. But it seems that even the BBC are not immune to this, as in an article about Cameron White signing a new contract with Somerset County Cricket Club, they quote Brian Rose, the director of cricket there, as saying:

Cameron proved himself a one-day match-winner with teh bat this summer.

Check it out before they correct it here.

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