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"I don't see how he's going to get it past"

by: lowkell

Sat Sep 04, 2010 at 11:27:48 AM EDT


Another day, another spelling mistake by the Washington Post.
McDonnell is scheduled to unveil his plan for ABC privatization next week. Howell said she continues to hear skepticism from fellow Democrats and some Republicans about the governor's claim that his plan will fully replace the annual revenue the state now receives from its 332 liquor stores.

"I don't see how he's going to get it past," she said.

Past, passed, whatever (or maybe, as Faulkner said, "The past is never dead. It's not even past."). So, here's a fun idea: read the newspaper, see how many typos you can find, winner gets a metal medal. Heh.

UPDATE: There are at least two glaring mistakes in this article, can you find them? :)

UPDATE #2: Whoops, looks like another big mistake for the Post.

UPDATE #3: In this article, on the Virginia Politics blog, they spell the same person's name alternately as "Carlos A Martinelly-Montano" and as "Martinelly-Mantano." In the first instance, how about a period after the middle initial?  In the second, is it "Mantano" or "Montano?"

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Maybe they meant "past the giggle test" ? (0.00 / 0)
n/t

Guess Not, It's Been Corrected (0.00 / 0)
n/t

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We Played a Game In Arkansas (0.00 / 0)
Our junior high history teacher had us see how many spelling and grammar errors we could find in the El Dorado Daily News (how about that? integrated learning in the dark ages). Using 1960's technology, that little paper was less error prone than the Post.

Another error I caught recently (0.00 / 0)
The Style section story a few days ago on the Oval Office redecoration referred to "low voc" paint.  Sorry guys, it's supposed to read low-VOC -- an abbreviation for "volatile organic compounds".

Maybe we should refer to it from now on as the Wochangtoon Pust?

Impeachinelli! Now on Twitter.


Maybe (0.00 / 0)
I could get a job at the Post as a proofreader. They seem to need one.

Good grief.


That's no joke (0.00 / 0)
They should hire you immediately!

Follow me on Twitter.

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Maybe.. (0.00 / 0)
Perhaps the reporters should take the time to proof their own copy before hitting the "send" button. The rule of thumb I used to give my advanced composition students is this: 1. write 2. re-write, then take a break and do something else 3. return and re-write yet again 4. take another break 5.  finally proofread your work aloud. That's hard to do on a deadline, but at least steps 1,2 and 5 are doable.

Of course, since the Post has about one-half the employees it had several years ago and also has a new publisher whose previous experience was in law and the advertising department at the Post (but with the "right" bloodline), the harried  employees left probably don't have time to proof anything.

Gone are the days of Ben Bradlee and Katherine Graham.


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Another WaPo Gaffe (0.00 / 0)
The gaffes by this dummed down WaPo crew never cease:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...


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