Back when lawyers dictated letters to secretaries who typed them on typewriters, a lawyer I knew dictated a letter to a client about a forthcoming trial, in which he said, "...as you know, liability in this matter is in our favor..." The secretary typed it "...my ability in this matter..." The lawyer had her fix it, even though he really thought it was correct as typed, he didn't want to appear immodest.

I also bought a bicycle, made in Japan, with instruction booklet printed there as well. It contained one reference to the "shitting mechanism." I think they meant "shifting," but it might have had optional features I never figured out how to use.

Peter.