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âFrom a standing fartâ: readers on their favourite Grauniad mistakes
Readers list some of the paperâs most memorable gaffes and typos over the years as the Guardian celebrates its bicentenary
The subeditorsâ room at the offices of the Manchester Guardian in 1958. Photograph: Bert Hardy/Getty Images
The subeditorsâ room at the offices of the Manchester Guardian in 1958. Photograph: Bert Hardy/Getty Images
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Fri 14 May 2021 12.44 EDT
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The necessary speed of the production of the paper is part of the reason for Guardian misprints (Typo negative: the best and worst of Grauniad mistakes over 200 years, 12 May), but that does not fully explain why the Grauniad got its name as a happy hunting ground for misprint seekers.