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| Speaking of Proof Reading | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 8 2013, 12:22 PM (188 Views) | |
| VPG | Oct 8 2013, 12:22 PM Post #1 |
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Pisa-Carp
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Aqua will love these. They are supposed to be real headlines. Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn't you say? Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter This one I caught in the SGV Tribune the other day and called the Editorial Room and asked who wrote this. It took two or three readings before the editor realized that what he was reading was impossible!!! They put in a correction the next day. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over Miners Refuse to Work after Death Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant War Dims Hope for Peace If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group Kids Make Nutritious Snacks Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors And the winner is.... Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead |
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I'M NOT YELLING.........I'M ITALIAN...........THAT'S HOW WE TALK! "People say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look." Ronald Reagan, Inaugural, 1971 | |
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| John D'Oh | Oct 8 2013, 01:35 PM Post #2 |
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MAMIL
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Ah, sweet irony, embrace me in your warm thingamajig. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Riley | Oct 8 2013, 06:00 PM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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first thing I noticed too.
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| Aqua Letifer | Oct 9 2013, 08:15 AM Post #4 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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I'd laugh, but I see dumber at my day job every single week. |
| I cite irreconcilable differences. | |
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| somebody else's sock | Oct 9 2013, 09:08 AM Post #5 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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Proof Reading.![]() |
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first thing I noticed too.

12:44 AM Jul 11