Lovehoney's Favourite Sexy Typos
Hundreds of thousands of words get written at Lovehoney every year. As a writer and editor, it’s my job to make sure they're right. Getting it right is important. After all, if we can’t spell you’re not really going to want to give us your credit card details, are you?
Writing about sex can get us a bit over-excited, so a combination of fat fingers and a fast pace often leads to mistakes that are - thankfully - mostly picked up before they go live. Here are some of our favourite (and common) errors.
Please, add your own nominations below…
Butt Pug
What I meant: Butt plug.
What I now think of:
Ograsms
What I meant: Orgasms.
What I now think of: Shrek climaxing.
Anal Beards
What I meant: Anal beads.
What I now think of:
Thankfully. This one could have given me a much worse mental image.
Sex Tory
What I meant: Sex toy.
What I now think of:
(For those of you who don't know, this is Boris Johnson - Mayor London, notable Conservative 'Tory' politician.)
Suppersex
What I meant: supersex, the name of a range of Tracey Cox toys on Lovehoney.
What I now think of: A sexy version of Come Dine With Me. Complete with sarcastic voiceover man.
Large Dido
What I meant: Large dildo.
What I now think of:
Alan Lube
What I meant: Anal lube.
What I now think of: Who is Alan? Why does he need so much lube?
Cork Ring
What I meant: Cock ring.
What I now think of:
Even the BBC gets this one wrong sometimes. Exhibit A: BBC News website coverage of royal memorabilia (we've underlined it, it's at bottom right…). I wonder if they would have featured it if they knew it was a cock ring?
Stain Knickers
What I meant: Satin knickers.
This one happens more times than we care to admit. If you get this one wrong in the product name, it somewhat changes the appeal of a pair of these babies:
There are many, many more but none half as fun as these. Please, add your own nominations below!
Oh, and if you spot a typo on Lovehoney then let us know on Found a typo thread in the forum.
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