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TAT’S THAT

From misspellings, mistakes to typos here are the best of the worst tattoo fails

Emma Watson’s grammatically incorrect ‘Times Up’ tattoo isn’t the only major fail in the world of body art

TATTOOS are permanent marks on our skin meaning mistakes are not easy to hide - or remove.

After actress Emma Watson debuted a tattoo at the Oscars reading ‘Times Up’ – in solidarity with the sexual harassment campaign – people were quick to spot something amiss.

 People were quick to notice Emma's tattoo is missing an apostrophe
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People were quick to notice Emma's tattoo is missing an apostropheCredit: EPA

Emma, who shot to fame playing boffin Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series, is missing an apostrophe in ‘Times’, as it should read ‘Time’s Up’.

Debate has raged over whether the inking is permanent or whether the mistake was deliberate, but either way she’s not the first person to fall foul of the tattoo police.

Misspellings, grammatical errors and the invention of new words all feature in the most hilarious mistakes, from ‘dad’s aingel’, ‘tomarrow never knows’ to ‘too cool for scool’.

Here are the best tattoo fails with people wishing they'd brought a dictionary to the tattoo parlour – or checked their tattoo artist could spell first.

 This unfortunate location gives this tattoo a whole new meaning
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This unfortunate location gives this tattoo a whole new meaning
 At least this tattoo artist used the apostrophe correctly
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At least this tattoo artist used the apostrophe correctly
 This man may want to grow his hair to cover up the typo
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This man may want to grow his hair to cover up the typo
 This person may be awesome, but they can't spell
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This person may be awesome, but they can't spell
 This person probably should have spent more time at school
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This person probably should have spent more time at school
 He may not be a legend, but his dodgy tattoo will live on
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 He may not be a legend, but his dodgy tattoo will live on
 Could be a cross between a tomato and a marrow, we'll never know
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Could be a cross between a tomato and a marrow, we'll never know
 This girl should have had somebody watching her back, literally
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This girl should have had somebody watching her back, literally
 This tattoo is an unfortunate double negative
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This tattoo is an unfortunate double negative
 This person may have a regret after getting this tattoo
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This person may have a regret after getting this tattoo
 Your and you're are always tricky to get right
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Your and you're are always tricky to get right
 This bizarre tattoo makes little sense
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This bizarre tattoo makes little sense
 While concur is a word, it's doubtful it's what he meant
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While concur is a word, it's doubtful it's what he meant

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