Typo

The letter W has brought shame to administrators in the German city of Düsseldorf. The city had printed a booklet with activities for the guests of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 14.

The highlight was an ‘Aktionstag der Schulen’ (action day of the schools). But due to a typo it read ‘Aktionstag der Schwulen’ (day of action for gays).

A sticker with the correct spelling has now been placed over the typographical error in the 65,000 booklets. This also happened in 35,000 English-language brochures, where the typo had already been translated into Gay’s day of action.

There was also a huge error on the front page of the English version. It said Wielcome to Düsseldorf in large letters, instead of Welcome to Düsseldorf.

Employees crossed out the extra i on the 35,000 booklets with a pen. There was no time for a reprint.