Does anyone proof-read on CNN?
25 Most Important Pop Culture Moments mentions that people "poured over Harry Potter books". What did they 'pour' over the books - wine, water, kerosene oil? On second thoughts, do they mean people pored over the books?
On Live Aid concert, "...televisions all over the word," said Daly. I think Daly would have said, "...all over the world".
Two errors in one page begs the question, "Is CNN so understaffed or is it that CNN's staff are so unlettered that no one can proof-read?"
On Live Aid concert, "...televisions all over the word," said Daly. I think Daly would have said, "...all over the world".
Two errors in one page begs the question, "Is CNN so understaffed or is it that CNN's staff are so unlettered that no one can proof-read?"
posted by Sudarsan @ 2:33 am
3 Comments:
At 3:51 am,
రామ ShastriX said…
Heh. People must do some "spiel"-checking before they post/publish ;-)
In fact, I noticed the NatGeo Editor (!) making a similar goof (using poured instead of pored) in the JUL.2004 issue of NatGeoMag. So, one can excuse the CNN dudes for that snafu.
Btw, the TV bit reminds me of an observation: "TV, a medium so called because it's neither rare nor well-done".
At 10:37 am,
రామ ShastriX said…
Oops, that was in the JUL.2001
issue.
At 10:51 pm,
రామ ShastriX said…
One more thing, Suds.
It's always a good idea to grab a screen-shot of the snafu, slam-dunk the same to, say, Flickr, and add it to your blog-post.
If the CNN guys get wind of your post and update their web site (they haven't, as of now), you'll be the one with egg on the face.
For instance, spelling snafu on Blogger while it was down for "maintenence".
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