Friday, May 29, 2009

A Common Mistake

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8 comments:

Deb Schiff said...

Wow! What was the publication that made the mistake?

When I visit the Salt Lake City area, I'm always amazed at the obituaries in the SLC Tribune. If you've never read them, they are worth the read.

Becky said...

Wow, that is a classic.

Lacey said...

I don't think it's real... look at the capitalization of "Stolen" and "Homicide."

Then again who knows...

Bill said...

I think the capitalization is done that way to reflect the capitalization style of the headers.

KatieGirlBlue said...

Oh, hilarious.

And Deb, I live in Salt Lake, and am frequently dismayed by the quality of the obits in the local paper. Rhymed verse is popular, as is straight up plagiarism.

Everyone's a copywriter, though, I guess, and really, why not rhyme? It's a fun time! And I'm feeling fine!

Yep.

sputnik said...

Stunning. Hoo-boy.

Unknown said...

Bill, no thoughts on this?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/03/AR2009070301129_pf.html

Doug Tickner said...

Well, what IS the mistake? I figured it was breaking the rule that says: in publishing a correction, never reprint what was wrong to begin with.