We’ve all had our fair share of technological screw-ups, particularly in email form. From misspellings, to incorrect punctuation, to accidentally cc’ing the wrong recipient in an email thread, the territory of electronic communication is primed for embarrassment.
After all, let’s not forget this poor soul who was a little bit too hasty in their copy-paste routine.
ACCIDENTALLY PASTED THIS INTO AN EMAIL INSTEAD OF MY E-SIGNATURE, AND IN MY PANIC TO DELETE IT MANAGED TO SEND IT. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. pic.twitter.com/a5ZDWyJiK4
— hell bent feminist she devil (@katydeedonnelly) September 25, 2017
Recently, Twitter users began sharing their most embarrassing sent email typos, and it’s pretty evident that we’re all haunted by the grammar mistakes of emails past.
It all began when English comedian and host Richard Osman tweeted that he accidentally signed an email with “Have a lovely eeek.”
Just signed off an email with “have a lovely eeek.”
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) February 5, 2018
Osman’s other followers began to share their own cringe-worthy keyboard snafus — and it immediately became clear that the situation could have been even more embarrassing.