Proofreading is a dying art!

http://www.daveweinbaum.com/proofreading.html ^

[nutsonthebus]

Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash,Expert Says

No crap, really? Ya think?

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

Now that's taking things a bit far!

[a fool in paradise]

[Bernard Marx]

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

Now that's taking things a bit far!

Is it from a Singapore newspaper?

[WayneS]

Proofreading is a dying art!

You got that rite!

[NorCoGOP]

YOUTUBE: watch "The impotence of proofreading" by Taylor Mali...

Hilarious

[right way right]

Current example:
“Just plane rude: Sen. Charles Schumer refers to female flight attendant as the b-word”

[sodpoodle]

http://www.innocentenglish.com/funny-bloopers-mistakes-quotes/funny-newspaper-headlines.html

http://www.innocentenglish.com/funny-bloopers-mistakes-quotes/funny-headline-bloopers.html

[kenavi]

Panda eats nuts, shoots and leaves!

[sodpoodle]

Include Your Children When Baking Cookies

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

Drunks Get Nine Months in Violin Case

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

Teacher Strike Idles Kids

Clinton Wins Budget; More Lies Ahead

[Soothesayer9]

Oh man..encouraging proofreading here is like telling someone with poison ivy not to scratch. It is almost a mandatory rule to use “loose” and “lose” interchangeably. And since most freepers hate English majors, I wouldn’t hold my breath on anything changing in the near future.

[sodpoodle]

Safety experts say school bus passengers should be belted,
Farmer Bill Dies in House,
Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms
Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 years
If Strike isn”t Settled Quickly, It May Last a While
Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge
Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Chef Throws His Heart Into Helping Feed Needy
Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
New Vaccine May Contain Rabies
Some Pieces of Rock Hudson Sold at Auction

[blackdog]

You should read the stuff managers write where I work.

A recent accident report indicated that "the worker hadent seen the beam which struck him in the fourhead".

And that's mild comnpared to most. I love it when someone rants about "Miss Communication". I'm still waiting to meet her.

[eleni121]

LOL...love your post.

Its there fault. Weather you like them or not, theirs no love lost for English magers.

[KarlInOhio]

“Just plane rude: Sen. Charles Schumer refers to female flight attendant as the b-word”

I hope that's an intentional play on words.

[Canedawg]

Still the greatest headline evah:

[GulfBreeze]

Know its is knot!

[GulfBreeze]

I think that was on purpose.

[ErnBatavia]

Whoever does the FOX news banner needs to get the axe....constant spelling errors.

[JimVT]

So right!

I gave up even thinking about correcting the: they’re/their;
route/rout; you’re/your combos.

Got my syntax chopped off every time.

I’m collecting a list to send to my local Gannett Gazette someday. Their headline writers couldn’t qualify for “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader!

BTW. Notice “their” doesn’t follow the “i before e except after c” rule.

[stillonaroll]

Some of my pet peeves:

"Alot"
Overuse-of-hyphens
Unncessary Capitalization
"I would of if..."

Even worse is leftist "politically correct" usage:

"Pro-choice" (should be pro-abortion)
"1,000 years BCE" (should be BC)
"Undocumented worker" (should be illegal alien)