When proofreaders go missing: a blog of errors, designed to demonstrate why sub-editors and copy editors remain important, at a time when they are increasingly regarded as optional extras (all contributions welcome; to follow on Twitter - zmkc)
Sunday, 31 October 2010
A Small Thing
I would not have had to waste my time reading this headline in today's Sunday Age several times, if a sub-editor had been employed to put a comma after 'go'. If that tiny bit of punctuation had been added, the heading's meaning would have been clear at once.
Saturday, 30 October 2010
Sydney Morning Herald, 30 October, 2010
Oh, who cares if we mix up our tenses sometimes? It's just picky to worry about the odd extra 'a' here or there, get over it:
Friday, 29 October 2010
The Australian Newspaper, 29 October, 2010
Boarder protection - it's a big issue in Australia. That's why Michael Keenan is the opposition spokesman on the issue.
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