A French textbook used in Luxembourg's 7e general secondary classes has been withdrawn after a printing error repeatedly referred to an exercise as "Anal Activity" instead of "Oral Activity".

The book, Imagine Luxembourg, was designed to help pupils practise spoken French. On several pages, however, the section titled 'Activité Orale' (oral activity) appeared incorrectly as 'Activité Anale' (anal activity). Education sources told RTL that this was not the only mistake in the book.

According to the Ministry of Education, the errors were introduced during a reprint of the 2025 edition due to technical problems at the publisher. The issue arose only after the manuscript had already been approved for printing.

"These errors are unacceptable and have no place in a school textbook", ministry spokesperson Myriam Bamberg said. "At the ministry's request, the publisher – who alone is responsible – is recalling all affected copies and replacing them."

It is not yet clear when corrected books will be distributed, though the publisher has promised to act "as quickly as possible". In the meantime, students and teachers are being given access to a digital version of the book, with printed copies also being considered as a temporary solution.

The ministry has stressed that responsibility lies entirely with the publisher, as the approved manuscript did not contain the error. Legal action against the publisher is currently under consideration.

The affected edition is the 2025 reprint (ISBN 9782278111725). Officials believe the mistake will not disrupt teaching.