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eyeforinfo - spotting errors since 1604
by loiswakeman @ 30 Apr. 2007 - 11:27:56

This entry will describe one of the earliest whoopsies I know about (even earlier than the (in)famous Wicked Bible of 1631, which instructed readers that “Thou shalt commit adultery” in Exodus - a classic printer's error one assumes. (You can read about a lot more bible misprints too.)

Robert Cawdrey wrote one of the earliest English dictionaries, published in 1604. In his Table Alphabeticall of Hard Unusual English Words, he gives us:

anchoue, [a kind of] of fruite

- so, next time you order a pizza with anchovy, take heed!

You can read the entire text of this fascinating book online.

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