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Yakov Katsman
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Editing Apr 10, 2016

Obviously this ad was not edited.
 
Marianela Melleda
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Fail Apr 10, 2016

In my opinion this is an "epic fail"!
 
Victoria Britten
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There's a clue... Apr 10, 2016

...in the date!
 
Christine Andersen
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Were it deliberate? Apr 10, 2016

...Just too attract the attention of ardent reviewers'
(and there are three deliberate mistakes in this post )
 
Annamaria Amik
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Funny Apr 11, 2016

I'm sure this was a deliberate mistake.
 
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Unsuccessful Apr 11, 2016

If this was meant as a smart title for this topic, it has largely failed on account of the date of the event (1 April).

The error is too obvious not to be noticed, but the moment one also sees the date, everything becomes ambiguous, and most would refrain from turning up at the event, for fear of falling a victim to a prank.

So in my opinion, in trying to be smart, the copyeditor fell flat on his face, and ruined the whole event. Had the date been anything other than 1 ... See more
If this was meant as a smart title for this topic, it has largely failed on account of the date of the event (1 April).

The error is too obvious not to be noticed, but the moment one also sees the date, everything becomes ambiguous, and most would refrain from turning up at the event, for fear of falling a victim to a prank.

So in my opinion, in trying to be smart, the copyeditor fell flat on his face, and ruined the whole event. Had the date been anything other than 1 April, this would have been a really smart title.

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