tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post4572262621108281427..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: Brakes My Heartyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-69487837640342632732008-12-24T04:26:00.000-05:002008-12-24T04:26:00.000-05:00John McIntyre, who is one of the copy editors at t...John McIntyre, who is one of the copy editors at the Baltimore Sun, has noted several instances in which a <A HREF="http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/mcintyre/blog/2008/12/didnt_you_get_the_memo_1.html" REL="nofollow">dumb mistake gets past him</A> or another editor. It only becomes a problem to them when it starts becoming a bad habit. In the meantime, you can't help but laugh at the silliness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-23809448408208510242008-12-23T22:30:00.000-05:002008-12-23T22:30:00.000-05:00Nice. When spellcheck fails...Nice. When spellcheck fails...A Free Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038930031019179647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-28897460620270873262008-12-23T18:44:00.000-05:002008-12-23T18:44:00.000-05:00Well, for one thing, that newspapers (news*papers*...Well, for one thing, that newspapers (news*papers*?) still don't get the web: I've seen many examples of crap editing online, which only gets corrected in the print editions or later online editions. The attitude seems to be, "it's just the internet - who cares."<BR/><BR/>But I remember a few years ago, an ad for a nationally-distributed product that referred to "choclate." Granted, it was in teeny print at the bottom of the screen...but still: how many thousands of dollars were spent, yet no one bothered to proofread...2fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813487704459856169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-50117717345264482222008-12-23T16:45:00.000-05:002008-12-23T16:45:00.000-05:00Thanks, DLD. It was too good of a pun to pass up.Thanks, DLD. It was too good of a pun to pass up.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-60525747923396810812008-12-23T15:40:00.000-05:002008-12-23T15:40:00.000-05:00You're welcome to it, yellow.DLDYou're welcome to it, yellow.<BR/><BR/>DLDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com