(www.inkthinkerblog.com) — A colleague on the DCPubs e-mail discussion list shared this amusing news item yesterday from a news article about a drive-by shooting in Detroit:
A bullet went through a home’s window on Detroit’s northwest side Sunday, striking a man several times while he was sitting on the couch.
You know those cartoon bullets that, if they miss their target, will spin in mid-air and redirect to make another attempt? I envision that when I read the sentence above.
Good times, good times.
What’s the worst writing gaffe you’ve ever seen? I’m torn between “tainted beef panties” instead of patties and “free unifrom” on what was clearly a very expensive direct mail campaign offering free uniforms when you signed up for a class.
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That’s a funny one. I can’t remember any off hand, but it did amaze me how often I’d read a newspaper and see something like “Couple stranded in Death Valley Dessert” and wonder how that got pat every editor in the place.
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I just blogged about a really really bad news title yesterday. Chocolate is not the same as milk, honestly.
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I can’t remember any really good ones, but there is an ad online for a marketing plan writing company, and their ad says, “Free Marketing Plan Analysis for New Jersey Companys.” The ad writer apparently missed the day in school when the teacher taught about changing the y to an i and adding – es on some plural words!
I also found an e-greeting (sympathy genre) that said, “Nothing can heal the pain of loosing someone so dear.” I wanted to know how they got so loose in the first place. I sent a nice e-mail to the site’s Webmaster, because the gaffe was ruining what was otherwise a beautiful card. S/he never responded directly to me, but the card has been fixed.
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Nice article. Thanks. :) Eugene