A$$ DIRECTOR? ( sorry, an honest mistake)

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As we come towards the end of the year, and nearing the festive seasons - i am constantly reminded of this incident which truly occured when i was working as a secretary more than 10 years ago... But, first - i have a question : What is your 'normal' abbreviation for the word 'ASSISTANT'? In my country - the 'normal' or 'most common' abbreviation used would be "ASST." Example: Assistant Manager = ASST. MGR. Now, the company i worked for had a system where all the 'Business Contact List' is managed by the Admin Dept., instead of each respective departments. Come the festive season, the company would start printing address labels for us to use to send our official greeting cards. One particular year - a new clerk was assigned to prepare and print these labels - Please be informed that we are NOT a English Speaking country - what i thought was a 'common knowledge' apparently was not to this poor clerk - she had typed all the Assistant Managers, Assistant Directors to become "A$$ Managers" and "A$$ Directors"... without the 't'. Being the Secretary to the Managing Director, i had the 'honors' of receiving the first batch of address labels - could you imagine surprise - my boss sending a greeting card to an "A$$ Director" of a client company. We quickly rectified the mistakes - most of the labels had to be retyped and reprinted. - The girl was not punished - it was really an honest mistake on her part - but we enrolled her in a English Language Training soon after. I hope i didnt offend anyone with the title... However,... i would like to know if you had encountered such blunders ?? peace!!