Link. I don't know how long the article will stay on the page, but here's the misbegotten headline:
UPDATE: MORE!
Here:
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Sore loosers?
Link. I don't know how long the article will stay on the page, but here's the misbegotten headline:
Friday, June 26, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Just deserts.
I didn't watch the video because I'm on dialup, but I strongly suspect that they meant people who sell sweets - not sand. Correction welcome.
UPDATE: Video link is captioned correctly, if it's cheesecake they're talkin' about.
Link
UPDATE: Video link is captioned correctly, if it's cheesecake they're talkin' about.
Link
Thursday, June 18, 2009
"O" say can you see...
Apparently not.
I was looking for a picture of the old school building/union hall in Bogalusa that was torn down after Katrina and came across this headline:
I was looking for a picture of the old school building/union hall in Bogalusa that was torn down after Katrina and came across this headline:
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Reign in that horse, podner!
Some journalists have trouble with homonyms - as in this example from the San Francisco Examiner online.
Link
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Monday, June 15, 2009
Hyphen fail.
I don't know where or why the fad started about hyphens and age. It's all over the 'net now; ages are hyphenated no matter how the phrase is used.
Proper: "He was a five-year-old boy." Improper: "He was five-years-old."
Link
Proper: "He was a five-year-old boy." Improper: "He was five-years-old."
Link
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Fly away, apostrophe!
"It" does NOT become possessive with the addition of apostrophe S. It becomes a contraction meaning "it is."
Link:
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Link:
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Headline blooper - UPDATE
The Daily News fixed their online version of the article; a reader pointed out the error in the comments. Sadly, the dead-tree issue went out with the misspelled headline on the front page.
See: Headline blooper
See: Headline blooper
Friday, June 5, 2009
Signage fail
When I see a sign that says "Local Flavor," I expect that the produce was grown nearby. It'd also be nice if the country of origin was spelled correctly.
Here's a bit of a contradiction from the Bogalusa Winn-Dixie:
Unfortunately, my cell phone's camera isn't good enough to get a clear closeup of the stickers on those baby bananas. It said they were grown in Costa Rica.
Here's a bit of a contradiction from the Bogalusa Winn-Dixie:
Unfortunately, my cell phone's camera isn't good enough to get a clear closeup of the stickers on those baby bananas. It said they were grown in Costa Rica.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
What virus was that?
I despair. Even the medical reporter at Fox News misplaced his/her Taber's:
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It's Epstein-Barr, not "Ebstein-Barr." Sheesh.
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It's Epstein-Barr, not "Ebstein-Barr." Sheesh.
Monday, June 1, 2009
WWL-TV, where is your editor?
From Bar owner murder, spate of violence has many concerned
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The first sentence isn't anything to be proud of. It should read, "The recent violence, some say, carries..."
[Click to enlarge]The first sentence isn't anything to be proud of. It should read, "The recent violence, some say, carries..."
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