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Johnson & WHALES? Come on already!
This is yet another article the award winner won't be able to use in her portfolio because it's just too embarrassing.
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quote:Originally posted by ~*~Freebird~*~:
I thought it was a great article and don't see what the problem with it is.
quote:Originally posted by FirenzeVeritas:
I often pass by Johnson & Whales as I travel from Gunterford Road to Shoals Creek. If I'm feeling really well, I take the scenic route via Applebee Boulevard. If I'm feeling badly, I stop by the Detention Center to see my cousin the trustee before I go home to lay down.
Can you name the eight (8) errors in that sentence--one's already a given.
quote:Originally posted by britton.ben:
Why do you try to insult the intelligence of other people?
quote:Originally posted by britton.ben:quote:Originally posted by FirenzeVeritas:
I often pass by Johnson & Whales as I travel from Gunterford Road to Shoals Creek. If I'm feeling really well, I take the scenic route via Applebee Boulevard. If I'm feeling badly, I stop by the Detention Center to see my cousin the trustee before I go home to lay down.
Can you name the eight (8) errors in that sentence--one's already a given.
Why do you try to insult the intelligence of other people?
quote:Originally posted by dntblnk:
If you see:
"I went to the river to fish."
But read it as:
"I went fishing at the river."
The meaning or full context is still there. Given, that RESIDENCE and HOUSE are more similar than RESIDENT and RESIDENCE but the context when you're reading the article hasn't actually changed for anyone with a reading education of 5th grade or better.
In other words until Times Daily starts getting the main facts or the context of their articles wrong, then a few incorrect words here and there have no bearing with me. Annoying? Maybe, but I'll live.
quote:Originally posted by beeb:
So, if you pay for a five-dollar item with a ten and the clerk hands you back three in change that's okay? I mean, you know it's CHANGE, so we all get the context, right?
quote:Originally posted by UNA LIONS FAN:
When I read my newspaper that I pay to be delivered to my home daily, I do not feel that I should have to compare it to the books that I read in the 5th grade.
quote:I'm not trying to argue with you guys about it or take up for one side or the other. I'm just simply stating as long as I can understand what has been written and it's not grossly misinforming than I'm fine with it.
quote:Originally posted by Upnorth:
What about the simple beauty of the English language? It is our native tongue. We should speak, as well as write it, correctly. We should learn proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc., from the cradle to the grave.
The TD is by no means perfect, but as a previous poster said, this is what they're paid to do! They write for a living & the editors (should) EDIT for a living! Typos do exist, and "Whales" is a word; however, a quick read-over or a fact-checking would have kept that from being printed. Spell-check is a blessing, but you have to be at least close to what the word is for spell-check to know what you meant.
From my "screen name" (or whatever it's called), you can tell I'm not from around here, but this isn't a North/South issue. Professional publications SHOULD be held to a higher standard. It's not too much for us to expect proper (or standard) English from the TD! All it would take is a little attention to detail.
I don't mean to offend.....