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Old 09-June-2008, 06:10 AM
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Default Re: Bad newspaper mistake...

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Originally Posted by Gillianren View Post
This, boys and girls, is why there is generally a job called "copy editor," whose entire job is to catch simple, easy errors like "lose"/"loose."
Yes, indeed.

Was one for the school newspaper. Caught a headline that would have read "Congratulari Football Team!" and an article about municipal activities that would have included "sever construction" for the local town's septic tank replacement project.
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