The Wrong Word Entirely, # 102

This mangle can be found on one of the banners adorning the Museo Nazionale Romano in Rome, promoting the ‘Once Were Romans’ exhibition. New-found Mangler, who spotted it, points out that, in Italian pronunciation, the correct English translation and this erroneous word would be almost homophonous:

leaps for lips

Double-take, # 69

New-found Mangler was made very cross on Sunday by the Guardian’s thoroughly mangled report on the Pope’s visit to Bethlehem:

Link: The Guardian, ‘Pope Francis offers prayers at Israeli separation wall in Bethlehem’

I can’t imagine the Vatican being very pleased — the Frances spelling generally applies only to girls and the medieval ‘Pope Joan’ myth is still taken as gospel by the credulous — and indeed the errors have now been corrected, but the Internet is an unforgiving place, and remembers earlier versions:

Link: Google Search "Security was light. Frances"

It may be a while before the journalist in question lives this one down…
Pope Francis and Frances