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Title: WELCOME TO NEVEDA
Post by: vaskidmark on May 13, 2014, 01:19:05 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/12/brian-sandoval-nevada_n_5311153.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl10%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D475548

Oops!  Sombudies speelcheqor deedn't wurk.

Considering he is rumored (hoped?) to be preparing to run against Harry Reid in 2016, this may not be too damaging.

stay safe.
Title: Re: WELCOME TO NEVEDA
Post by: lee n. field on May 13, 2014, 01:27:43 PM
Layout and composition outsourced to India?
Title: Re: WELCOME TO NEVEDA
Post by: 230RN on May 14, 2014, 02:30:32 AM
For those of us having that "proofreader's eye" (it's not a talent, it's a curse), that kind of stuff jumps out at us all the time.

"Neveda," taken in context with all the other errors that occur on TV, radio, the newspapers, and advertising, is so minor a misspelling that it is not really worth making political hay about.

And yes, formal publications often have proofreaders and editors to check the first proofread version.  Still, stuff like that gets through somehow.

Where I worked, they would often distribute official publications to a number of individuals (like ten) for review and comment.  One erorr that I caught referred to "megawatts of energy."  

Nope.  

Had a go-round on that one.

In sum:  Meh.

Terry, 230RN

Title: Re: WELCOME TO NEVEDA
Post by: French G. on May 14, 2014, 04:50:37 AM
I can read pretty much any daily paper and be attacked by several errors. Most common these days are homophones which glide by spellcheck but make zero sense in context. Next up is introducing people into the narrative by quoting them, having never clarified who this person is.
Title: Re: WELCOME TO NEVEDA
Post by: Hawkmoon on May 14, 2014, 09:25:50 AM
I can read pretty much any daily paper and be attacked by several errors. Most common these days are homophones which glide by spellcheck but make zero sense in context. Next up is introducing people into the narrative by quoting them, having never clarified who this person is.

THIS!

Pet peeve number 5,428.
Title: Re: WELCOME TO NEVEDA
Post by: RoadKingLarry on May 14, 2014, 12:28:16 PM
I can read pretty much any daily paper and be attacked by several errors. Most common these days are homophones which glide by spellcheck but make zero sense in context. Next up is introducing people into the narrative by quoting them, having never clarified who this person is.

French G is homophonephobic!!!
Title: Re: WELCOME TO NEVEDA
Post by: Harold Tuttle on May 14, 2014, 12:42:10 PM
proper spelling is just part of the heterocage based oppression of the underprivileged by the  dominant cis centric Hoi polloi
Title: Re: WELCOME TO NEVEDA
Post by: French G. on May 14, 2014, 12:47:28 PM
Then there are folks who write exactly what's on their mind but make no sense. Like that Harold guy. Or the jerk in the classifieds that advertised a 2Dr, 2WD Mustang. Still pissed at him because I've been looking for the 4dr AWD model.
Title: Re: WELCOME TO NEVEDA
Post by: Ron on May 15, 2014, 12:25:44 PM
Then there are folks who write exactly what's on their mind but make no sense. Like that Harold guy. Or the jerk in the classifieds that advertised a 2Dr, 2WD Mustang. Still pissed at him because I've been looking for the 4dr AWD model.

He didn't state how many wheels the Mustang has?
Title: Re: WELCOME TO NEVEDA
Post by: freakazoid on May 15, 2014, 01:01:45 PM
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I can read pretty much any daily paper and be attacked by several errors. Most common these days are homophones which glide by spellcheck but make zero sense in context. Next up is introducing people into the narrative by quoting them, having never clarified who this person is.

THIS!

Pet peeve number 5,428.

Fixed it for you. =D
Title: Re: WELCOME TO NEVEDA
Post by: brimic on May 15, 2014, 01:27:01 PM
French G is homophonephobic!!!

He must be stripped of his livelyhood and shunned immediately!!!