to whom it may not concern …

To whom it may not concern …

Alright this is a quick one.

So last month we sent out an invitation to some VIP’s and senior journalists for a “groundbreaking event” that my company was organizing (I work in events & PR).

For the VVIP’s who don’t speak English, I had asked my colleague to send them an Arabic invitation, which she did.

The next day, I started receiving calls from those VVIP’s asking what the hell was the event all about, and different kinds of weird stuff. So I immediately asked my colleague to send me a copy of the Arabic invitation which she’d sent them, and what did it say?

It was supposed to say something like:

You are cordially invited to the groundbreaking occasion of blah blah

And I sh!t you not, the Arabic equivalent read:

ندعوكم لحضور حفل تكسير أول بلاطة

Now excuse me please while I stab my heart with a BiC pen.