Alton Towers/Merlin Typos & Grammatical Errors

[Thameslink Rail]

Food is closed.


From: https://twitter.com/chessingtonbuzz/status/1689266960876335105?s=46&t=zG_i8R9vX93ZZU0RljfzWA

Izzz food. Izzzzzzz closed.

 

[Matt N]

It looks like we’ve had another case of Caps Lock being activated in the wrong place over on the Chessington app…

 

[Zeock]

It looks like we’ve had another case of Caps Lock being activated in the wrong place over on the Chessington app…

Oh dear. That doesn't exactly look professional.

 

[Matt N]

It looks like Thorpe Park have succumbed to some Merlin typos over on the new Project Exodus hype page, with them telling us that “[we] don’t want ot miss” it, and imploring us to “Get the lastest news”:

 

[Zeock]

It looks like Thorpe Park have succumbed to some Merlin typos over on the new Project Exodus hype page, with them telling us that “[we] don’t want ot miss” it, and imploring us to “Get the lastest news”:

This is awful. When will they actually hire a proofreader?

 

[NuttySquirrel]

This is awful. When will they actually hire a proofreader?

Maybe they just really wanted 'lastest' to rhyme with 'fastest'...!

 

[Skyscraper]

"Skin Snatches"

 

[Tommy85]

They really should be on top of this by now. But to be honest I get so many giggles out of this thread, I kind of hope they keep doing it

 

[DistortAMG]

"Skin Snatches"

Alton are stating the obvious in pointing out that snatches are indeed made of skin.

 

[AT86]

"Skin Snatches"

Seems they didn’t rectify this before sending out their Scarefest marketing emails.

 

[AT86]

No typo here, but the irony is strong!

 

[Zeock]

No typo here, but the irony is strong!

It would have been funnier if there was an actual SPaG error in the text. This is still quite funny, though.

 

[NuttySquirrel]

It would have been funnier if there was an actual SPaG error in the text. This is still quite funny, though.

There isn't, but the inconsistent kerning (gaps between letters) in the first and second lines is just bad. Could do better!

 

[AT86]

With offers like these the shops must be mobbed.


From: https://x.com/tommmbannister/status/1703026554152878276?s=46&t=zG_i8R9vX93ZZU0RljfzWA

 

[BarryZola]

You must REALLY not care about your job and workplace to let that slide. Big clap.

 

[s_g_k]

With offers like these the shops must be mobbed.


From: https://x.com/tommmbannister/status/1703026554152878276?s=46&t=zG_i8R9vX93ZZU0RljfzWA

I’m sorry, but how can staff capable of holding down jobs type these out and think this is acceptable. And then for other staff to put the signs up and not think, “erm, we can’t put these up”.

Utterly, utterly baffling and a total embarrassment.

 

[jon81uk]

I’m sorry, but how can staff capable of holding down jobs type these out and think this is acceptable. And then for other staff to put the signs up and not think, “erm, we can’t put these up”.

The signs are electronic, so they are already out. But someone will have told the system to use the sale template instead of the regular price template. But no one actually needed to attach them to the shelves, they would have been there when the products were first put out.

 

[Matt N]

It appears as though Darkest Depths is located “in near The Towers” according to the 2023 Scarefest map:

Wouldn’t it typically either be “in The Towers” or “near The Towers”, not both?

 

[Alsty]

I've received an email from Alton Towers Resort with the subject "PAT_20230921_GEN_OktoberfestMomentum"

 

[Matt N]

I think I might have noticed another one (albeit admittedly a very finicky one) in the Oktoberfest email I received from Alton Towers today:

I’m probably being overly pedantic, but shouldn’t “its family fun and thrilling frights for all” be “it’s family fun and thrilling frights for all”?