Author Topic: Proofreading is a Dying Art these days!  (Read 756 times)

king310

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Proofreading is a Dying Art these days!
« on: December 11, 2013, 07:40:13 pm »
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
Really? Ya think?

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
 Now that's taking things a bit far!
 
Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
What a guy!
 
Miners Refuse to Work after Death
No-good-for-nothing' lazy so-and-so's! They must be UNION !
 
Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
See if that works any better than a fair trial!
 
War Dims Hope for Peace
 I can see where it might have that effect!

If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Ya think?!
 
Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
 Who would have thought!

Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
They may be on to something!
 
Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?
 
Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
He probably IS the battery charge!
 
New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
 Weren't they fat enough?!
 
Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
That's what he gets for eating those beans!

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
 Do they taste like chicken?
 
Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
Chainsaw Massacre all over again!

 
Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
 Boy, are they tall!
 
And the winner is....
 
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Did I read that right?

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Re: Proofreading is a Dying Art these days!
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2013, 07:48:21 pm »
Haha people are so dumb

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Re: Proofreading is a Dying Art these days!
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2013, 07:44:50 am »
There's a sign down the road that says, "Here we are God." Depending on how you read it it could be good or bad.
Dan (South of Milford, Ohio)

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Re: Proofreading is a Dying Art these days!
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2013, 01:20:34 am »
 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D  And to think someone actually thought that they made sense.

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