Do you think that proofreading is a dying art? If you don't, please consider the following items.
Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter
I caught this in the Waterbury Republican awhile back 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.
Over the past few months friends and family have sent me the following items -
Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Miners Refuse to Work after Death
Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
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 Bridge
Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Hospital Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
But the best one (Thanks Dottie) is....
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter
I caught this in the Waterbury Republican awhile back 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.
Over the past few months friends and family have sent me the following items -
Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Miners Refuse to Work after Death
Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
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 Bridge
Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
Hospital Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
But the best one (Thanks Dottie) is....
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
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