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ACCURATE SPELLING MATTERS IN BUSINESS

4/11/2016

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So says the BBC's hit The Apprentice, and I'm with them there.
Screenshot of The Apprentice's tweet
A gillet is an obsolete word meaning "a mare" or "a flighty young woman", according to Collins Dictionary.  The intended word was gilet, which is a sleeveless jacket. 

​This is yet another example of a misspelling that your sketchy spell check will miss.
Screenshot of The Apprentice's tweet
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