03-Jul-2005, 05:39 AM
We subscribe to MSN as our ISP. They have a home page with news snippets. Sometimes I wonder which planet their headline writers originally inhabited. Often the body of the story gets ir right.
The first headline today was "Venus triuphs in epic Wimbly final". I guess the writer was confused between Wembly and Wimbledon (not to mention which sports are played at each venue)
The second one concerned Indy race driver Danica Patrick. Three times the piece said she had claimed the "poll" position in the next race in which she will compete.
In a local paper, we had a pilot who had a "rye" smile (maybe he was talking with a mouth full of sandwich).
Are the copy editors asleep?
Frank
The first headline today was "Venus triuphs in epic Wimbly final". I guess the writer was confused between Wembly and Wimbledon (not to mention which sports are played at each venue)
The second one concerned Indy race driver Danica Patrick. Three times the piece said she had claimed the "poll" position in the next race in which she will compete.
In a local paper, we had a pilot who had a "rye" smile (maybe he was talking with a mouth full of sandwich).
Are the copy editors asleep?
Frank
Frank Damp (wife Eileen, nee Nixon)
Leyland resident 1941-1965, emigrated to the US in 1968,
retired to Anacortes, Washington State, USA in 1999.
Leyland resident 1941-1965, emigrated to the US in 1968,
retired to Anacortes, Washington State, USA in 1999.