The Vatican struck a commemorative medal in connection with the ascension of the new Pope Francis to the throne of St. Peter. But the inscription in Latin around the edge misspelled the name Jesus - substituting an L for the J. They printed 6000 copies in gold, silver and bronze and four were sold before the error was caught. When I worked in New Jersey I acquired a new boss with a multi-syllable surname of Mediterranean extraction. For the first week I made sure I could spell and pronounce his name correctly. Some years ago there was a story making the rounds in Washington, D.C. when a particular government department was having a rapid turnover at the top. A supervisor on his way to lunch instructed his secretary "If the boss calls, get his name!" Too bad the Romans didn't have SpellCheck..........mea maxima culpa!
tjs
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