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Apostrophe disasters and how to avoid them

July 21, 2010 by Solopress

At Solopress we always have our beady eyes on the look out for mistakes and typos before going to print and one of the most common is the apostrophe. It’s such a tiny mark on the paper, sometimes no bigger … Continue reading →

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Funny Friday: Lost in translation

July 16, 2010 by Solopress

Our multicultural society can often call for printed items to be written in more than one language. Just make sure you use a proficient translator to avoid any embarrassment unlike the producers of this road sign: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7702913.stm Additionally, literal translations … Continue reading →

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Solopress Invests £60k in new MIS

July 14, 2010 by Solopress

The Management Information System from Shuttleworth has propelled Solopress into a new era of printing. The new customised system has been adapted to deal with our 24 hour service which provides many benefits for both existing and new customers, making … Continue reading →

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Funny Friday: Preparing

July 9, 2010 by Solopress

Hopefully this was an intentional blunder designed to make a point! Typos or strikethrough text can be useful to make a point…

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Funny Friday: Menu

July 2, 2010 by Solopress

A misprint on a menu can make all the difference between ‘Yum Yum!’ and ‘Ergh..I think I might go somewhere else.’ How about these for some fairy unsavoury typos: Starters Hard boiled eggs, filled with delicate curried mouse Uncared ham … Continue reading →

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Funny Friday: Gran

June 25, 2010 by Solopress

When you have a big event coming up you want to make sure as many people as possible know about it. So why not make yourself a massive banner or poster so that everyone can see and know exactly what … Continue reading →

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Recycle Now Not Tomorrow

June 21, 2010 by Solopress

This week marks Recycle Now’s recycle week and whilst it’s vitally important to recycle as much household and business waste as we can, it’s also important to use recycled products too. Unfortunately even at the height of its success, recycled … Continue reading →

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Funny Friday: Headlines

June 18, 2010 by Solopress

It is comforting to know that even journalists, with all their editorial experience, let the odd mistake remain undetected in headlines. Some are simple typos and others more of an unfortunate choice of words. “MAN SHOT DEAD BY POLICE STATION” … Continue reading →

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Funny Fridays

June 11, 2010 by Solopress

In conjunction with our blog post on the importance of proofreading, we are launching Funny Fridays – to highlight some unfortunate but amusing misprints or typos and to bring a smile to your face on the last day of the … Continue reading →

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Proofread, Proofread, and Proofread Again

June 10, 2010 by Solopress

Why is it that typos are so obvious once the print job is complete?  We don’t know but we have seen rather a lot of embarrassing or just plain daft printing blunders in our time at Solopress. As the author … Continue reading →

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