“Wang Yingde, a lawyer from Hunan Qishun Law Firm, has told local media that he will join with other Chinese consumers to launch a lawsuit against Nokia for including incorrect Chinese characters on Nokia phones.

On May 28, a consumer surnamed Zhang reported to Chinese media that he had found more than 30 wrong or misspelled characters on Nokia’s mobile phones. Zhang, who previously was a Chinese teacher, believed these incorrect characters not only harmed consumer’s interests, but also undermined the great power of the Chinese language. He therefore filed a lawsuit against Nokia and requested the company to recall all the problematic mobile phones and apologize to Chinese consumers.”

You can read the full article here:

http://www.chinatechnews.com/2007/06/29/5572-nokia-asked-to-apologize-for-spelling-mistakes/

My first teaching job was for a company in Poland called Target. They issued a brochure with the front-cover strapline of:

Target
Proffessional Language Consultants

The company is no longer in business.

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