I had a PR professor in college that once told my class that spelling to a PR practitioner is the same as math to an accountant.  If you mess up the math, you deserve to be fired.  If you misspell a word, the same should hold true for a PR practitioner.  So, as an honorary Irishwoman on St. Patrick’s Day, I thought that I would honor my adopted brethren of Ireland and correct one of the more common spelling mistakes on this side of the Atlantic.  The correct spelling for the abbreviated name of St. Patrick’s Day is St. Paddy’s Day.  Patty is a nickname for Patricia and Paddy is short for for Padraig, the Gaelic form of Patrick.  And, if anyone tells you differently, tell them they are full of blarney.  Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Joanne