13 June 2012updated 07 Jun 2021 3:41pm

Skills Minister tweets about Numeracy Day – and misspells numeracy

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 25: Health Minister Anne Milton walks through the central lobby from the House of Lords to the House of Commons during the State Opening of Parliament in the Houses of Parliament on May 25, 2010 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the new coalition government’s legislative programme in a speech delivered to Members of Parliament and Peers in The House of Lords. Laws expected to be introduced in the coming Parliamentary year are thought to include new voting reforms, repeal of identity card legislation and new powers for parents to start their own schools. (Photo by Chris Jackson – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

In a delicious moment of irony, the skills minister Anne Milton managed to misspell – or perhaps invent an entirely new word for – “numeracy” in a tweet celebrating a national day of skills.

She also missed out an apostrophe and inserted a random double space.

“Its national numberacy day so test how good you are at numbers. It’s never too late to improve your skills #nationalnumeracyday”

Its national numberacy day so test how good you are at numbers. It’s never too late to improve your skills #nationalnumeracyday

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— Anne Milton MP (@AnneMilton) May 15, 2019

She appears to be saving her literacy skills for a future day, tweeting shortly afterwards that “National Spelling Day is coming up soon!” Can’t wait for natural sapling dye, it’s one of your mole’s favourites.