'Than' might be a more appropriate word than 'then':
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)
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Letting Off Steam
This is completely off the point. There is nothing wrong with the subbing on this item. I just want to say how much I loathe this series of advertisements:
I mean, just, eurgh.
While on the subject of advertisements, I find this one endearingly unlikely to be believed by anybody:
It reminds me of the large noticeboard as you drive into Harden in New South Wales. Underneath the heading, 'Upcoming Events in Harden', the display, each time I've gone past it, has contained absolutely nothing at all.
I mean, just, eurgh.
While on the subject of advertisements, I find this one endearingly unlikely to be believed by anybody:
It reminds me of the large noticeboard as you drive into Harden in New South Wales. Underneath the heading, 'Upcoming Events in Harden', the display, each time I've gone past it, has contained absolutely nothing at all.
Ordinals and Cardinals
I think some of the adults who did not complete Year 12 may have been involved in producing this newspaper item:
Something Missing
I suppose it's possible that a company is really called 'oOh!' and that its CEO is really called 'Brendon', but there is no chance at all that an 'of' isn't needed in there somewhere:
Such a Worry
The prospects for the ALP appear so grim to Graham Richardson that he has lost the ability to write good English:
Either
'Either' seems to be such a stumbling block for people. This sentence would be okay if it were written thus: '...is particularly appealing either to her or for the party.' That is, the 'either' should be placed before the first preposition, otherwise it cannot encompass the second, if that makes any sense:
Surround Sound Around
I suppose I'm only adding to the negativity surrounding around artists by pointing out that 'surrounding around' doesn't make sense:
Spellcheck Goes Missing
It just seems so odd in this day and age to misspell something in an editorial, but surely 'venomous' only has one 'e':
Unwise
It does seem to me that, when choosing a web name, it's always wise to avoid the word 'fart' forming in the readers' minds:
If they'd just changed the word order - www.ArtisanalFoodSchool.org, perhaps - it would have freed that hidden fart.
If they'd just changed the word order - www.ArtisanalFoodSchool.org, perhaps - it would have freed that hidden fart.
Saturday, 9 February 2013
If Only I Had a Sick Fledging
It's good to know there's someone out there who could help me, though, should I ever need that kind of assistance:
It's Actually Very Hard to See What's Wrong with This
Nonetheless, it is the job of those who put together a newspaper to ensure that someone does notice the error and remove it before the paying readers get hold of it:
Australia Is Another Land of Migration
But it is also a land where even the people who write the newspapers don't know the difference between a singular and a plural:
I'm Glad My Mother Wasn't a Nudist
The Australian Women's Weekly reveals that Helen Mirren's mother wore nothing but scent - I'm even more impressed by what a level-headed creature Mirren junior appears to have grown up to be:
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