October 22, 2009
September 10, 2009
Stocking the pantry
I think someone at the Associated Press needs to pay more attention ... What is it she is showing visitors? (Read the caption.)
July 02, 2008
Typos of the week: July 9, 2008
On our own OPINION page:
"Don't soften the goal of educting kids" (I wonder if the correct spelling of "educate" could be educted from the context? Educt (verb, trans.): to infer or deduce. Both educt and educate are from the Latin "educere.")
On the local California Highway Patrol dispatch website (http://cad.chp.ca.gov):
Incident: 0166 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: NB TOMPKINS HILL JSO CR info as of: 7/9/2008 11:16:07 AM ADDITIONAL DETAILS 10:56AM 3 SLAVES IN THE RDWY. 11:47AM 1039 ... /POSS OWNER/ENRT NOW. (The "possible owner," having somehow missed the Emancipation Proclamation, was later arrested for violating Calif. Penal Code Section 50631, "Attempted possession of humans with intent to elicit labor for no pay." It was later learned that the suspected "slaves" were actually high-school teachers.)
June 25, 2008
Typos of the week: June 25, 2008
In a press release from a local service club:
"The club also provides scholarships to high school seniors for collage."
(I wonder if they also provide scholarships for knitting, carving or other crafty pursuits.)
In a press release about a judge selected for an art show:
"... a rye sense of humor in his work."
(Do you think his barley sense of humor is as funny as his rye? Does quinoa even have a sense of humor?)
In a story by a co-worker:
"...viola!"
(I'm assuming this person was trying to say "Voilà!" as in "There you have it!" I wonder if the same effect can be achieved with an emphatic "Cello!" or other stringed instruments?)
In a headline on our very own front page (oy vey):
"Lightening sparks blazes in Humboldt"
(OK, but if lightening sparks blazes, what does darkening do? Put them out?)