The Errors Register
The Society maintains, since 1903, a Register of errors found in its own publications. The Register is the Society's standing acknowledgement that its standards apply, first and without exception, to itself. Errors found in this website — typographical, grammatical, factual, or of any other kind — may be reported to the Secretary and will be adjudicated in due course.
Adjudication is, by the Society's constitution, the province of the Errors Committee. The Errors Committee has not met since 1958. Pending its reconvening, submissions are adjudicated by the Curator, the Secretary, and the Treasurer, sitting informally, on Tuesdays. Accepted errors are corrected, recorded below, and acknowledged with the Society's thanks; the finder of an accepted error is named in the Register, unless they prefer otherwise, in perpetuity.
The Register
| Date | Reported by | The error | The ruling |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | A member of the public, by electronic post | The word "principal" rendered as "principle" in the third paragraph of a Notice of Admissions. | Accepted. Corrected. The drafting Fellow has been issued an internal memorandum. |
| February 2026 | Mrs V. Stannage (#00475) | A hyphen, in the phrase "long-standing", where the Society's house style requires the open form in predicative position. | Accepted, 2–1, the Curator dissenting. The dissent is minuted. |
| February 2026 | A visitor, unsigned | The claim that the Society's website contains no errors. | Rejected. The Society has never made the claim. The Society merely intends it. |
| January 2026 | Mr E. Carshalton (1937– ) | A date given as "the 14th February" where "the 14th of February" was indicated. | Accepted. The Society notes that this is the first matter Mr Carshalton has raised in fifty-eight years of Fellowship, and regards the error as having been, in this respect, serious. |
The Register above covers the period since the Society's establishment in correspondence by internet (2026). The bound Register, in twelve volumes, is held at Bedford Square and may be inspected by appointment, on a Tuesday. The Society regrets, in advance, any error in the present page, and invites its report.