A mark referring to Singapore as ‘Singapore’ X: @SGinIndia
New Delhi: A clue here meant to guide people to the Singapore Embassy contained a glaring spelling error that caught the eye of none other than Singapore’s High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong. On Sunday, Wong promptly posted a picture of her on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) with a friendly reminder: spell check is required before marking.
A sign near the Vietnamese embassy in Chanakyapuri called Singapore ‘Singapore’. Wong tagged Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and wrote, “Always good to spell check first.”
Social media users reacted to the diplomat’s post saying that such spelling errors are not uncommon in Delhi.
One even called it one “A national embarrassment“While another joked that it was an attempt by the central government to give one. “Desi turn“ On the name
😂 NDMC has given Singapore a twist in India’s name – Singapore like Rampur. Hopefully they will fix this soon to avoid further embarrassment. https://t.co/zps8uBDAil
— Agram Tyagi (@wild_viper104) 8 October 2023
National shame!
I don’t know anyone who talks about spelling mistakes… but mine is only on Twitter.
But my work has been checked by scientist BCDEFG H. I would be out of a job if I created rules and policies with stupid mistakes like that. https://t.co/LyQEuVMg2h
— Bhumik Govinde-Sathe (@desiCityPlanner) 8 October 2023
The NDMC reacted quickly and corrected the error, but the correction was not very clear to some who then pointed out that ‘oh’ Saw more like one in Singapore zero
Glad to know it’s fixed (even though the O is huge).
Probably they took it. @SGinIndiaLiterally and only spelled correctly. It has nothing to do with aesthetics@MCD_Delhi You could have done a better job!
Come on no one! Thanks for the quick fix. https://t.co/hzQTrcWBFR
— Ankit Raj Shrivastava 🇮🇳 (@AnkitRajBharat) 8 October 2023
According to a news agency report PTI, When asked about the spelling mistake on the signage, an NDMC official said, “The painter was given the wrong spelling and painted accordingly. We are trying to find out how this happened. However, as soon as the issue was brought to our attention via social media, we fixed it.
The NDMC, which oversees the maintenance of landmarks in the national capital, responded to Wong’s post on X, saying, “Necessary improvements have been made”. Wong, in turn, thanked the civic body for the “quick solution”.
Thank you for the quick fix. 🙏🙏 HC Wong@tweetndmc @MCD_Delhi pic.twitter.com/VziXyYPpV3
— Singapore in India (@SGinIndia) 8 October 2023
(Editing by Richa Mishra)
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